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title: "10 Good Salesman Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Good Salesman quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Good Salesman sayings and thoughts."
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> [I wasn't a very good salesman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-van-etten/i-wasn-t-a-very-good-salesman/)

[Sharon Van Etten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-van-etten/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/sharon-van-etten-3210_good_i-wasn-t-a-very-good-salesman-1698789_1698789.png)

> [I consider myself a good communicator and a good salesman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-schulman/i-consider-myself-a-good-communicator-and-a-good-salesman/)

[Dan Schulman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-schulman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/622/dan-schulman-8935_consider_i-consider-myself-a-good-communicator-an_1870604.jpg)

> [“You're good salesman, if you make people buy product they don't need.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toba-beta/you-re-good-salesman-if-you-make-people-buy-product-they-don-t-need/)

[Toba Beta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toba-beta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/toba-beta-105_buy_you-re-good-salesman-if-you-make-people_1972679.jpg)

> [I've never been a talker. I've never been a good salesman when it comes to selling fights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-gustafsson/i-ve-never-been-a-talker-i-ve-never-been-a-good-salesman-when-it/)

[Alexander Gustafsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-gustafsson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/alexander-gustafsson-4483_been_i-ve-never-been-a-talker-i-ve-never-been_921047.jpg)

> [What we need is a good salesman for Mississippi, someone who can effectively represent our interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-espy/what-we-need-is-a-good-salesman-for-mississippi-someone-who-can/)

[Mike Espy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-espy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d79/mike-espy-6672_good_what-we-need-is-a-good-salesman-for-miss_1629180.jpg)

> [When you're dealing with machines or anything that you build, it either works or it doesn't, no matter how good of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-andreessen/when-you-re-dealing-with-machines-or-anything-that-you-build-it/)

[Marc Andreessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-andreessen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/marc-andreessen-2948_anything_when-you-re-dealing-with-machines-or-any_2787707.png)

> [I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I'm on form, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-eno/i-have-a-definite-talent-for-convincing-people-to-try-something-new-i/)

[Brian Eno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-eno/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/504/brian-eno-776_convincing_i-have-a-definite-talent-for-convincing_1270931.jpg)

> [Because you’re such a good salesman, and if you go work for a company, they’re going to use you as a salesman.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pausch/because-you-re-such-a-good-salesman-and-if-you-go-work-for-a-company/)

[Randy Pausch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pausch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/randy-pausch-842_business_because-you-re-such-a-good-salesman-and_1805614.png)

> [In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative original thinker unless you can also sell what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ogilvy/in-the-modern-world-of-business-it-is-useless-to-be-a-creative-2/)

[David Ogilvy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ogilvy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/david-ogilvy-1326_business_in-the-modern-world-of-business-it-is-us_667075.png)

> [“Trump, despite his disappointment at Washington’s failure to properly greet and celebrate him, was, like a good salesman, an optimist. Salesmen, whose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-wolff/trump-despite-his-disappointment-at-washington-s-failure-to-properly/)

[Michael Wolff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-wolff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/michael-wolff-423_failure_trump-despite-his-disappointment-at-wash_976947.jpg)

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