The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.
— Michelangelo
Uplifting Inspiring Sales quotations
Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

Goals aren't enough. You need goals plus deadlines: goals big enough to get excited about and deadline to make you run. One isn't much good without the other, but together they can be tremendous.


Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
Courage is the ability to go from failure to failure with enthusiasm.
Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must.

Day by day, what you do is who you become.
Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us when we are alone, in quiet moments, in quiet places, when we suddenly realize that, knowing the good, we have done it; knowing the beautiful, we have served it; knowing the truth we have spoken it
Don't sell life insurance. Sell what life insurance can do.

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
There's no lotion or potion that will make sales faster and easier for you - unless your potion is hard work.
Internalize the Golden Rule of sales that says: All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like and trust.

People don't ask for facts in making up their minds.
They would rather have one good, soul - satisfying emotion than a dozen facts.
If you make a sale, you can make a living.
If you make an investment of time and good service in a customer, you can make a fortune.
You don't earn loyalty in a day. You earn loyalty day-by-day.

Good service leads to multiple sales.
If you take good care of your customers, they will open doors you could never open by yourself.
To succeed in sales, simply talk to lots of people every day.
And here's what's exciting: There are lots of people!
You can do anything if you have enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes rise to the stars.

Obstacles can't stop you. Problems can't stop you. Most of all, other people can't stop you. Only you can stop you.
A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves.
You can do anything if you have enthusiasm.

Living well is the best revenge.If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
The key is not to call the decision maker. The key is to have the decision maker call you.
Success ... seems to be connected with action.

I am also involved with all the acquisitions and overall strategy.
Now it's true, I don't run operations. But I've never really run operations. I've never had the endurance to run sales. The whole idea of selling to the customer just isn't my personality. I'm an engineer, tell me why something isn't working or is and I am curious.
One way to remember who you are is to remember who your heroes are.
Those who win are those who think they can.

Most people struggle financially because they take advice from sales people, not rich people.
One of the best predictors of ultimate success in either sales or non - sales selling isn't natural talent or even industry expertise, but how you explain your failures and rejections.
Life's battles don't always go to the strongest or fastest;
sooner or later those who win are those who think they can.

Action will delineate and define you.
Become the person who would attract the results you seek.
Friendly makes sales - and friendly generates repeat business.
A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
For every sale you miss because you're too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you're not enthusiastic enough.