Marilyn Manson Quotes

I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I'm on form, I can sell anything.

Ninety percent of selling is conviction, and 10 per cent is persuasion.

I can sell anything. I'm very convincing.

I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win-win situation.

You will never convince anyone to do anything unless you believe it should be done.

Salesmanship, too, is an art; the perfection of its technique requires study and practice.

If you've ever had somebody try to sell you something - people who can sell, they really are not manipulating you. They are selling themselves.

If you're shameless enough, you can sell anything.

I am a very persuasive man.

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.

I love working with customers. Sales has really influenced everything I do. It has instilled in me the important traits of operating with a sense of urgency and listening to people.

At one point my dad called me and said, 'You have always been a great salesman. I think it's time you come home and sell swimming pools.'

I'm not much of a salesman. I prefer the soft sell and the honest approach.

I had a great time being a salesman because of the pitches that I gave when I was selling shoes. However, I don't think I'm as well versed in shoes as I am in comedy. Being a salesman was all about being a people person, and I enjoy being around people. I also love talking to people - which is why I think I did so well.

Salesmanship is limitless. Our very living is selling. We are all salespeople.

Selling cookies helped me to realize that you needed to have a certain way to communicate with people. You also needed business skills. You knew you needed to sell a certain amount of boxes, so that gave me some business sense.

I can be pretty persuasive if I believe in something strongly enough.

My dad was a ham, too. He could sell those women anything. Of all his sons, I was the only one he could trust to sell as well as he could. I was proud of that.

It takes great salesmanship to convince a customer to buy something from you that isn't built or isn't finished.

I find a way to convince people to come along with me. They want to be persuaded. When I sit in a room with you I'm going to sell you something whether you want it or not. At the end you'll say: 'I'm glad I bought that.'

Nothing is so difficult to believe that oratory cannot make it acceptable …

I think I'm not a natural-born salesman, for sure, but If I have a product I really believe in, I can overcome some of the shyness and get through the things that aren't natural to me.

I'm an actor. I can make anyone believe anything. I don't have to know what the hell I'm talking about.

I love to sell, to visualize something for someone and make them see it.

I know how to pitch.