Sells Quotes - Page 22

• What is a man if he is not a thief who openly charges as much as he can for the goods he sells?

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Men, Thieves, Consumerism

  Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Merton (2007). “Gandhi on Non-Violence”, p.76, New Directions Publishing

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• Rich widows are the only secondhand goods that sell at first-class prices.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Class, Widows, Firsts

  James C. Humes, Benjamin Franklin (1995). “The wit and wisdom of Benjamin Franklin: a treasury of more than 900 quotations and anecdotes”, Harpercollins

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• The biggest moment of flexibility in our shopping habits is when we have a child, because when you think about it, all of your old routines sort of go out the window, and suddenly a marketer can come in and sell you new kinds of things.

  Charles Duhigg

  Children, Shopping, Window

  "Habits: How They Form And How To Break Them". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. March 5, 2012.

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• I can sell out Madison Square Garden masturbating

  Mike Tyson

  Garden, Squares, Boxing

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• I predict that this will be the greatest book ever and it will sell more than any other book in history

  Muhammad Ali

  Book, Boxing, Greatest Book

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• Some day I'll write a book and call it 'How I Got the Nickname Pumpsie' and sell it for one dollar, and if everybody who ever asked me that question buys the book, I'll be a millionaire.

  Pumpsie Green

  Book, Writing, Dollars

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• Don't repackage your fear and try to sell it to me as indifference.

  Ron Currie Jr.

  Trying, Indifference

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• The point of acting is to pretend you're someone else and sell a story.

  Henry Cavill

  Acting, Stories

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• I sell myself for the highest price. Exactly like a prostitute. There is no difference.

  Klaus Kinski

  Differences, Highest

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'd rather sell 10,000 records that represent me than 2 million that don't represent me at all.

  Phillip Phillips

  Records, Millions

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• You never know what movie I will be in next, but let's just hope it's sells (for my sake at least)!

  Cameron Diaz

  Movie, Actors, Sake

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• I either write the book or sell the jewels. And I'm kinda sentimental about the jewels.

  Ava Gardner

  Book, Writing, Jewels

  Peter Evans, Ava Gardner (2014). “Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations”, p.20, Simon and Schuster

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• Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly.

  Laura Dern

  People, Ugly, Get Real

  "New Again: Laura Dern". Interview with Gary Indiana, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 10, 2016.

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• I've been using the same editor, thankfully, she's been sticking with me, but I've been doing it full-on guerilla style... I haven't gotten any public sponsor or anything, because I don't want to seem like I'm trying to sell any particular thing.

  Daryl Hannah

  Editors, Style, Trying

  "Hollywood star takes eco-activism to Web". Interview with Vanessa McGrady, www.nbcnews.com. Jun 1, 2006.

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• One of the reasons people sell out so quickly is because even the talented think they're frauds. It's a culture that doesn't encourage people to believe in the work they do. You're told to second-guess yourself all the time. That's where I think a little hostility and arrogance can save you. And I've never been lacking for either.

  Sean Penn

  Believe, Thinking, People

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• Clive [Davis] tried to tell me that saying certain words in a song - or as he says, 'putting some balls into it' - isn't bad, it's just strong emotion. Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not changing because they think it's going to sell better. This is going to sound horrible, but I got 12 million votes doing what I did.

  Clay Aiken

  Song, Strong, Kids

  "Building a Better Pop Star". Interview with Josh Tyrangiel, content.time.com. October 5, 2003.

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• How do you explain certain physical qualities that somehow sell on screen? You're born with it... Certain people are just more watchable, and I was more watchable, but I don't think I understood acting or drama very well when I was a kid.

  Joan Chen

  Drama, Kids, Thinking

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If we could sell 100,000 units every album, that would rock. We'd have a big cult following, we'd have a built-in fanbase so we could pretty much play anywhere, people would show up and rock out

  Dustin Diamond

  Rocks, Play, People

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• How dumb do I think the Americans are? I bet you we could sell those idiots water.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Thinking, Water, Dumb

  Jim Gaffigan (2014). “Food: A Love Story”, p.97, Crown Archetype

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• I really loved Twin Peaks. When I saw the two-hour pilot, they screened it in the big theatre. I said, I don't know what is going to happen. I'm in this and I don't understand it. This is never going to sell. Who's going to watch this thing?

  Sherilyn Fenn

  Two, Theatre, Watches

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• Honesty and unpopular opinions are the toughest sell in a country with an irony-deficiency.

  Greg Proops

  Country, Honesty, Irony

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• Don't ever be enamored by what something sells for. It's more important what you get to keep in your pocket.

  Robert Herjavec

  Important, Pockets, Enamored

  "Shark Tank/ Episode #1.8". Family, Reality-TV, www.imdb.com. 2009.

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• I have no stories to sell. A lot of my relationships are with civilians, and no one wants to hear about those.

  David Spade

  Stories, Want, Civilians

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It's just a campy blast. I just want to do as little as I can and make it good, and try not to sell out. I'm sure I will, but I'm just trying to postpone it.

  David Spade

  Trying, Want, Littles

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• After you reach a certain age, they think you’re over. Well, I will never be over. I’ll be making records if I have to sell them out of the trunk of my car. I’ve done that in my past, and I’d do it again.

  Dolly Parton

  Past, Thinking, Car

  FaceBook post by Dolly Parton from Nov 12, 2016

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