Great quotes; at least in my opinion.

Dr Einstein was working late one evening and he asked his assistant to call Mrs Einstein and let her know. His assistant asked for the number and was informed that he did not know it. The assistant was floored and said, "Dr Einstein, you have the greatest mind the World has ever known and you don't know your own telephone number?" The reply; "Why remember what I can look up?"

When asked by a reporter to explain the simple language of his Nobel Prize winning story The Old Man and the Sea; Ernest Hemingway replied; " I know the $25 words, I choose not to use them."

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Unknown

"The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them. Mark Twain

"A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people." Will Rogers

"Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that." Dr Norman Vincent Peale

"I don't know the key to success. But the key to failure is trying to please everybody". Bill Cosby

We make a living by what we get; We make a life by what we give. Unknown
Tact is the art of making a point without making a enemy. Unknown

"If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut." Einstein

"Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted." Einstein

"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers." Voltaire
It was said the Einstein was no smarter than the rest of us; he just asked better questions. The real difference is what he chose to do with his 24.

What do these have to do with selling?

Well...

There is no need to remember everything and it is OK to say; "I don't know but I will find out and get back to you"

Simple language can be very powerful so grab the Thesarus and learn the power of words. Did you know that French has ~100,000 words, Russian ~400,000; recently it was said that English has >950,000! One more piece of useless trivia to keep in mind.... 90% of English conversation uses only about 775 words excepting specialized words for your profession;hmmm!!!!

So they go on and I feel they are valuable insights into how to sell, think and live.

Thank you.

BTW, I messed up today. My ego took over. I was given compliments and instead of just saying Thank you I had some need to explain. What did it serve? Nothing. Could I stop it? Nope. Do I feel bad about it? Why yes I do. Did I do harm? No, but I learned a lesson.... work at it every day and it is not an issue. Forget it once and it will be.