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title: "21 Hard Sell Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Hard Sell quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Hard Sell sayings and thoughts."
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> [It's not a hard sell to be asked to do something in Ireland.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryce-dessner/it-s-not-a-hard-sell-to-be-asked-to-do-something-in-ireland/)

[Bryce Dessner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryce-dessner/)

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> [“Square wheels are hard to sell”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-whyte/square-wheels-are-hard-to-sell/)

[Jack Whyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-whyte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d1/jack-whyte-39547_humor_square-wheels-are-hard-to-sell-1970963_1970963.jpg)

> [It's hard to sell a brand without having a face to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cameron-dallas/it-s-hard-to-sell-a-brand-without-having-a-face-to-it/)

[Cameron Dallas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cameron-dallas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/134/cameron-dallas-11145_brand_it-s-hard-to-sell-a-brand-without-having_1492540.jpg)

> [It's really hard to sell a script, and it's even harder to get a movie made. It just almost never happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krysten-ritter/it-s-really-hard-to-sell-a-script-and-it-s-even-harder-to-get-a-movie/)

[Krysten Ritter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krysten-ritter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81e/krysten-ritter-2767_even_it-s-really-hard-to-sell-a-script-and-it_1499779.jpg)

> [Somehow we find it hard to sell our values, namely that the rich should plunder the poor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-foster-dulles/somehow-we-find-it-hard-to-sell-our-values-namely-that-the-rich/)

[John Foster Dulles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-foster-dulles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a52/john-foster-dulles-17760_hard_somehow-we-find-it-hard-to-sell-our-valu_745246.jpg)

> [“Going social is so much more about the soft sell than the hard sell.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-goldman/going-social-is-so-much-more-about-the-soft-sell-than-the-hard-sell/)

[Jeremy Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-goldman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/jeremy-goldman-85562_social_going-social-is-so-much-more-about-the-s_192682.jpg)

> [“They also understand that a store with no documented procedures is very hard to sell when it comes time—and someday it will.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dion/they-also-understand-that-a-store-with-no-documented-procedures-is/)

[James Dion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dion/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/167/james-dion-29148_hard-sell_they-also-understand-that-a-store-with-n_358999.jpg)

> [There's no such thing as 'hard sell' and 'soft sell.' There's only 'smart sell' and 'stupid sell.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-burnett/there-s-no-such-thing-as-hard-sell-and-soft-sell-there-s-only-smart/)

[Leo Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-burnett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/leo-burnett-12845_educational_there-s-no-such-thing-as-hard-sell-and-s_2331844.png)

> [I may be boring, but that's okay; I don't want to hard-sell myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-ambani/i-may-be-boring-but-that-s-okay-i-don-t-want-to-hard-sell-myself/)

[Tina Ambani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-ambani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/tina-ambani-45918_boring_i-may-be-boring-but-that-s-okay-i-don-t_1425770.jpg)

> [It's hard to sell records when you can get it for free everywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-wade/it-s-hard-to-sell-records-when-you-can-get-it-for-free-everywhere/)

[Jason Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-wade/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f81/jason-wade-58332_hard_it-s-hard-to-sell-records-when-you-can-g_2137662.jpg)

> [Don't do a hard sell or try to tell the agent that you're going to be a bestseller or the next John…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-jewell/don-t-do-a-hard-sell-or-try-to-tell-the-agent-that-you-re-going-to-be/)

[Lisa Jewell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-jewell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11a/lisa-jewell-6988_enough_don-t-do-a-hard-sell-or-try-to-tell-the_1489308.jpg)

> [America Online, of course, is a master of the hard sell, from stuffing mailboxes with free trial offers to forcing subscribers to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-berenson/america-online-of-course-is-a-master-of-the-hard-sell-from-stuffing/)

[Alex Berenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-berenson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/alex-berenson-2775_ads_america-online-of-course-is-a-master-of_3040434.jpg)

> [You got to understand: when you go into a record company and give them a something that doesn't sound like what's on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaggy/you-got-to-understand-when-you-go-into-a-record-company-and-give-them/)

[Shaggy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaggy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84a/shaggy-3147_business_you-got-to-understand-when-you-go-into-a_2873568.jpg)

> [Forget words like 'hard sell' and 'soft sell.' That will only confuse you. Just be sure your advertising is saying something with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-bernbach/forget-words-like-hard-sell-and-soft-sell-that-will-only-confuse-you/)

[William Bernbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-bernbach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/william-bernbach-11456_advertising_forget-words-like-hard-sell-and-soft-sel_27437.jpg)

> [I never like to be the person trying to hard sell, saying, "This is why you should watch it." I know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malik-yoba/i-never-like-to-be-the-person-trying-to-hard-sell-saying-this-is-why/)

[Malik Yoba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malik-yoba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97b/malik-yoba-7448_fans_i-never-like-to-be-the-person-trying-to_816725.jpg)

> [Hey ma, its J.R. and L's it ain't hard to tell we da niggaz in we da niggaz in Maury and car…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jr-writer/hey-ma-its-j-r-and-l-s-it-ain-t-hard-to-tell-we-da-niggaz-in-we-da/)

[JR Writer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jr-writer/)

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> [“Madman Muntz was a wildly successful automobile salesman who had pioneered the loud television hard sell to move cars off his lot.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-rushin/madman-muntz-was-a-wildly-successful-automobile-salesman-who-had/)

[Steve Rushin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-rushin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5de/steve-rushin-3791_success_madman-muntz-was-a-wildly-successful-aut_323273.png)

> [Why is freedom such a hard sell? That's the question. In this country, why has the idea of individual liberty and responsibility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/why-is-freedom-such-a-hard-sell-that-s-the-question-in-this-country/)

[Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/rush-limbaugh-28_country_why-is-freedom-such-a-hard-sell-that-s-t_1564170.jpg)

> ['The X-Files' was a hard sell because people didn't know what it was. The network didn't understand what it was that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-carter/the-x-files-was-a-hard-sell-because-people-didn-t-know-what-it-was/)

[Chris Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-carter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/chris-carter-14002_bad_the-x-files-was-a-hard-sell-because-peop_303868.jpg)

> [“Nobody wants a sales pitch. So instead of trying a hard sell, focus on telling a story that captivates your audience by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ziad-k-abdelnour/nobody-wants-a-sales-pitch-so-instead-of-trying-a-hard-sell-focus-on/)

[Ziad K. Abdelnour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ziad-k-abdelnour/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11c/ziad-k-abdelnour-637_business_nobody-wants-a-sales-pitch-so-instead-of_3133112.jpg)

> [It's hard not to sell out because once, you know, I grew up with working-class parents who definitely, definitely would be disappointed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-deacon/it-s-hard-not-to-sell-out-because-once-you-know-i-grew-up-with/)

[Dan Deacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-deacon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/dan-deacon-17097_care_it-s-hard-not-to-sell-out-because-once-y_1203856.jpg)

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