“When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine he is that polite all the time.”
E. W. Howe (1853–1937) Novelist, magazine and newspaper editor
Country Town Sayings (1911), p34.
“If a man smiles all the time, he’s probably selling something that doesn’t work.”
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Charles A. Reich book The Greening of America
Source: The Greening of America (1970), Chapter VII : "It's Just Like Living", p. 162
Lee Iacocca (1924–2019) American businessman
In 1972 ([Dowie, Mark, Pinto Madness, Mother Jones, September 1977, http://motherjones.com/politics/1977/09/pinto-madness, December 2, 2018]; [Selling Autos by Selling Safety, Paul C., Judge, The New York Times, January 26, 1990, December 2, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/26/business/selling-autos-by-selling-safety.html]).
“Technology is a word that describes something that doesn’t work yet.”
Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English writer and humorist
“A logo doesn’t sell directly, it identifies.”
Paul Rand (1914–1996) American graphic designer
“Tell him,' the colonel said, smiling, 'that a person doesn’t die when he should but when he can.”
Gabriel García Márquez book One Hundred Years of Solitude
Variant: A person doesn't die when he should but when he can.
Source: One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), p. 241, said by Colonel Aureliano Buendía
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945) German Lutheran pastor, theologian, dissident anti-Nazi
Source: Costly Grace, p. 45.
Richelle Mead book The Indigo Spell
Variant: It doesn't matter,” said Adrian, smiling. He rested a hand on my shoulder. “Some things are worth the trouble.
Source: The Indigo Spell