“When I would sell encyclopedias, I would drive down the road looking for a house with a swing set in the back, and I'd say, "Oh, those folks got kids. They need some books." I'd knock on their door and sell them a set of encyclopedias, and those books were from $300 to $600. I'd look around the house, and if there wasn't that much furniture in the house, I felt a little bad about selling a $600 set of books to people who couldn't afford a couch. So I didn't last at that job very long.” PeopleIfsNeedsLooksLittlesLongBookKidsJobsLastsHouseFeltDoorsSellsFolksSellingSwingsFurnitureCouchesDown The RoadEncyclopediaSwing Sets Author:Willie Nelson
“I arrived at my hut in Beverly Hills just in time to keep real estate men from plotting off and selling my front yard. They will sell you anything or anybody's in the world as long as they can get a first payment... It used to be only Iowa that was out here but now they have three or four adjoining states interested and they are here, too. Real estate agents - you never saw as many in your life; they are as thick as bootleggers.” MenWorldFirstsLongRealStatesUsedThreeSawsFourFrontsSellsSellingUsed To BeAgentsHillsThickEstatesYardsPaymentIowaHutsBeverly HillsEstate AgentsToo Real Author:Will Rogers
“Sisterhood is powerful. Woman can support each other as women, in their pursuit for enlightenment or anything else, without fear. But as long as she's still in the commodities exchange market, buying and selling, she must fear the competition.” LongStillsWomenPowerfulSupportEnlightenmentCompetitionPursuitSellingBuyingCommoditySisterhoodPowerful WomenBuying And Selling Author:Frederick Lenz
“For a long time, I kept working at part-time jobs... my goal was to build up enough savings so I wouldn't be kicked out on the streets if I didn't sell enough paintings.” IfsLongEnoughJobsGoalStreetsPaintingLong TimeSellsSellingSavingSavingsPart TimePart Time Jobs Author:Janet Fish