John Nance Garner Quotes

Think of all the really successful men and women you know. Do you know a single one who didn't learn very young the trick of calling attention to himself in the right quarters?

You've got to be able to sell yourself.

Self-promotion has never been a point, and I'm incredibly inept at self-promotion.

I'm a walking billboard. That's my pleasure.

I'm my best billboard.

I understand that I have a certain look that can be used to my advantage. I know the power of that when I walk into a room and talk to people, and I can use it as an advertising tool. Now I am actually selling me, my face, my thoughts. So I am my guy.

Self-promotion is not my strong suit, for sure. I don't look down on it; I just don't understand how to do it.

I've never been good at selling myself.

I'm really bad at self-promotion.

If you don't toot your own horn, it goeth untooted.

I always wrote about myself in the third person. I knew how to promote myself so it sounded intelligent. I know how to package myself.

I'm as self-promoting as the next guy.

Yup, I'm not good at selling myself, my PR skills are atrocious.

I promote my value to others with passion and enthusiasm.

Sell yourself first, if you want to sell anything.

When I was growing up, I said to my ex-girlfriend, 'I will not be successful until everyone in Holland knows my name.' And it worked.

My name? Of course it helps. If you've got it, use it. I'm proud of it, for sure.

Submitting myself for awards feels like a weird kind of horn-blowing that's not comfortable for me. I'm really happy when someone likes my work, but I don't like marketing myself, putting myself on display.

Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.

You only have one thing to sell in life, and that's yourself.

Everybody these days wants to be a star, including myself. Don't get me wrong, I'm a chef but you want to market yourself and your projects.

I'm the worst person about publicizing myself.

In America, the race goes to the loud, the solemn, the hustler. If you think you're a great writer, you must say that you are.

I guess I'm about ready to promote myself in a more human way. I don't feel quite so insecure.

I just have this sort of entrepreneurial spirit and I work really hard at promoting myself.