The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for it.

Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it.

I think my top salary was maybe in 1966. I made $17,000 and 11 of that came from selling other players‘ equipment.

There are two kinds of companies, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to charge less. We will be the second.

The reason we wouldn’t make a seven-inch tablet isn’t because we don’t want to hit a price point, it’s because we don’t think you can make a great tablet with a seven-inch screen.

And now, of course this is another thing I didn’t count on, that now as the governor of the state of California, I am selling California worldwide. You see that? Selling.

Acting is a nice childish profession – pretending you’re someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself.

That’s when it becomes a business. When you’ve been public a long time, when it’s a career. You do certain films, you sell them.

From the FA to UEFA and FIFA, there’s a naivety, a lack of knowledge and understanding and packed with people who are out of touch.

How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it?

I had a great time being a salesman because of the pitches that I gave when I was selling shoes. However, I don’t think I’m as well versed in shoes as I am in comedy. Being a salesman was all about being a people person, and I enjoy being around people. I also love talking to people – which is why I think I did so well.

Selling an electric sports car creates an opportunity to fundamentally change the way America drives.

The reality is gas prices should be much more expensive then they are because we’re not incorporating the true damage to the environment and the hidden costs of mining oil and transporting it to the U.S. Whenever you have an unpriced externality, you have a bit of a market failure, to the degree that eternality remains unpriced.

Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car.

Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.

I never sell a book. I sell myself. And the way to sell yourself is to be an instrument of love.

Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.