--- title: "3 James W. Murphy Quotes" description: "James W. Murphy has 3 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-james-w-murphy-84355.jpg" --- ![Portrait of James W. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-james-w-murphy-84355.jpg) # James W. Murphy **3** quotes in **6** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by James W. Murphy > [“I worked for Marshall Field. That’s the World Book Company. And it was straight, up and down the line. No trade-ins, no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-murphy/i-worked-for-marshall-field-that-s-the-world-book-company-and-it-was/) [James W. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-murphy/) [Great job](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-job/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/james-w-murphy-84355_quote_i-worked-for-marshall-field-that-s-the-w_1450747.jpg) > [“I became a door-to-door IBM salesman in 1963, a job I had for six years. But most everyone thought it was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-murphy/i-became-a-door-to-door-ibm-salesman-in-1963-a-job-i-had-for-six/) [James W. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-murphy/) [Bad idea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-idea/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/james-w-murphy-84355_bad-idea_i-became-a-door-to-door-ibm-salesman-in_2377044.jpg) > [“You know, if you’re selling in the living room and they’ve got a bible on the table, they’re probably down in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-murphy/you-know-if-you-re-selling-in-the-living-room-and-they-ve-got-a-bible/) [James W. Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-murphy/) [Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bible/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a8/james-w-murphy-84355_bible_you-know-if-you-re-selling-in-the-living_2857796.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-murphy/#itemlist", "name": "James W. Murphy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I worked for Marshall Field. That’s the World Book Company. And it was straight, up and down the line. No trade-ins, no deals, no dis- counts, no gimmicks, and we hired mostly teachers and preachers and housewives. So it was straight as an arrow. It was a great job. Pure selling. No wheeling and dealing. World Book, no deals. No trade-ins, no discounts, no gimmicks, nothing — cash. Cash. 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