top of page
  • Writer's pictureClose the Deal Today

255 Inspirational Quotes About Closing a Sale: the Ultimate Compilation!

The Blog title "Best Inspirational Sales Quotes: the Ultimate Compilation" on a white background over a mountain scene.  closethedealtoday.com



The best salesperson is a self-motivated one. The best get fired up to sell on their own. They don't need a manager or supervisor to be on top of them to do their job. They are resilient and power through rejection from their customers day in and day out, and they keep kicking ass!


But even the best Closers can draw some inspiration from a good source: a book, a movie, a video, or a mentor. I have compiled the Ultimate Inspirational Sales Quotes of all time to give anyone in sales a little inspiration.


Read a few quotes to get through the hard times or just to start your day with a positive mindset. Share them with your team and finish off a killer motivational meeting with one of these awesome sales quotes.


As a bonus, I have included in the list some of the Best Sales Quotes from Movies and TV Shows.


Here you will find the 5 best Movie Clips for Salespeople!

Get some more Sales Quotes from these Top 5 TV Shows for anyone in Sales.


1. "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." -Thomas Edison

2. "Become the person who would attract the results you seek.” -Jim Cathcart

3. “Most people think “selling” is the same as “talking”. But the most effective salespeople know that "listening" is the most important part of their job.” – Roy Bartell closethedealtoday.com

3. “Most people think “selling” is the same as “talking”. But the most effective salespeople know that "listening" is the most important part of their job.” – Roy Bartell

4. "Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear." -George Addair


5. “How you sell is more important than what you sell.” – Andy Paul


6. "Quality performance starts with a positive attitude." -Jeffrey Gitomer

7. "Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible." -Tony Robbins


8. “To Build A Long-Term, Successful Enterprise, You Don’t Only Close A Sale, You Open A Relationship.” – Patricia Fripp


9. "The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." -Thomas Paine

10. "Motivation will almost always beat mere talent." -Norman Ralph Augustine


11. "Change before you have to." -Jack Welch

12. "I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse." -Florence Nightengale

13. "Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude." -Zig Ziglar

14. "Well done is better than well said." -Benjamin Franklin

15. "You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take." -Wayne Gretzky closethedealtoday.com

15. "You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take." -Wayne Gretzky

16. "I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?" -Jill Konrath

17. "There is always room at the top." -Daniel Webster

18. "It ain't over 'til it's over." -Yogi Berra

19. “It’s not about having the right opportunities. It’s about handling the opportunities right.” -Mark Hunter

20. "A goal is a dream with a deadline." -Napolean Hill

21. "Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is." -Vince Lombardi

22. "Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting." -Christopher Morley

23. "If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on." -Sheryl Sandberg

24. "You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do." -Henry Ford

25. "Trying is winning in the moment." -Dan Waldschmidt

26. "Fall down seven times and stand up eight." -Proverb

27. “If you aren’t going all the way, why go at all?” -Joe Namath

28. "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." -William James

29. "You just can't beat the person who never gives up." -Babe Ruth

30. "Whatever you are, be a good one." -Abraham Lincoln

31. “Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It is courage that counts.” -Winston Churchill

32. "Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." -John D. Rockefeller

33. "High expectations are the key to everything." -Sam Walton

34. "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." -Eleanor Roosevelt

35. "It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results." -Warren Buffett

36. "Nothing is impossible; the word itself says 'I'm possible!'" -Audrey Hepburn

37. "The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." -Bruce Lee

 38. "Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice." -Wayne Dyer closethedealtoday.com

38. "Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice." -Wayne Dyer

39. “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” -Pablo Picasso

40. "If you're going through hell, keep going." -Winston Churchill

41. "The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward." -Amelia Earhart

42. "Leadership belongs to those who take it." -Sheryl Sandberg

43. "Accept failure as part of the process." -Unknown

44. "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do." -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

45. "We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action." -Dr. Henry Link

46. "What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110% all the time." -Don Zimmer

47. "I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done." -Lucille Ball

48. "What differentiates sellers today is their ability to bring fresh ideas." -Jill Konrath

49. "In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity." -Albert Einstein

50. "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will." -Vince Lombardi


51. "I have never worked a day in my life without selling. If I believe in something, I sell it, and I sell it hard." -Estée Lauder

52. "Either run the day or the day runs you." -Jim Rohn


53. “Make A Customer, Not A Sale.” – Katherine Barchetti


54. “Your Life Can Only Get Better When You Do. Do Something Every Day To Improve Your Key Skill Areas.” – Brian Tracy

Sales Quote: 55. “If You Are Not Moving Closer To What You Want In Sales (Or In Life), You Probably Aren’t Doing Enough Asking.” – Jack Canfield closethedealtoday.com

55. “If You Are Not Moving Closer To What You Want In Sales (Or In Life), You Probably Aren’t Doing Enough Asking.” – Jack Canfield

56. “Motivation Is What Gets You Started. Habit Is What Keeps You Going.” – Jim Rohn


57. “Dream Big! There Are No Limitations To How Good You Can Become Or How High You Can Rise Except The Limits You Put On Yourself.” – Brian Tracy

58. "You have to drop your sales mentality and start working with your prospects as if they've already hired you." --Jill Konrath​


59. “Expect The Best, Prepare For The Worst, Capitalize On What Comes.” – Zig Ziglar

60. “Sales Are Contingent Upon The Attitude Of The Salesman – Not The Attitude Of The Prospect.” – W. Clement Stone

61. “Value The Relationship More Than The Quota.” – Jeff Gitomer

62. Statistics Suggest That When Customers Complain, Business Owners And Managers Ought To Get Excited About It. The Complaining Customer Represents A Huge Opportunity For More Business.” – Zig Ziglar

63. “Don’t Worry About Failures, Worry About The Chances You Miss When You Don’t Even Try.” – Jack Canfield

64. “There’s No Lotion Or Potion That Will Make Sales Faster And Easier For You – Unless Your Potion Is Hard Work.” – Jeffery Gitomer

65. “Always Do Your Best. What You Plant Now, Will Harvest Later.” – Og Mandino

66. “Develop An Attitude Of Gratitude. Say ‘Thank You’ To Everyone You Meet For Everything They Do For You.” – Brian Tracy

67. “Hard work is about risk. It begins when you deal with the things that you’d rather not deal with: fear of failure, fear of standing out, fear of rejection. Hard work is about training yourself to leap over this barrier, drive through the other barrier. And after you’ve done that, to do it again the next day.” – Seth Godin


68. “Never confuse activity with accomplishment” – Lori Richardson

69. “Talking isn’t selling and selling isn’t closing.” – Steli Efti


70. “For every sale you miss because you were too enthusiastic, you’ll miss a hundred because you weren’t enthusiastic enough.” – Zig Ziglar


71. “Don’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on Discipline.” – Jocko Willink


72. “The best salespeople know that their expertise can become their enemy in selling. At the moment they are tempted to tell the buyer what ‘he needs to do,’ they instead offer a story about a peer of the buyer.” – Mike Bosworth


73. “An effective process has the reps thinking in terms of ‘them’ as opposed to ‘us.’“ – Trish Bertuzzi


74. “Leadership is a choice, not a position.” – Stephen Covey


75. “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.“ – Chris Grosser


76. “Stop saying ‘later.’ You WON’T do it later. Do it or decide not to do it.” – Chris Brogan


77. “A salesperson’s ethics and values contribute more to sales success than do techniques or strategies.” – Ron Willingham


78. “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure.” – Confucius


79. “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.” – Jim Rohn


80. “There are no limits to what you can accomplish, except the limits you place on your own thinking.” – Brian Tracy


81. “What you focus on is what you get.” – Bob Burg


82. “High-level buyers want to talk to people who know more than they do. They hunger not for information but insight.” – Barbara Weaver Smith


Sales Quote1.83. “Prospects are making their purchase decision based on whether they think you understand their problems and you have the knowledge, resources, and commitment to solving them.” – Trish Bertuzzi closethedealtoday.com

83. “Prospects are making their purchase decision based on whether they think you understand their problems and you have the knowledge, resources, and commitment to solving them.” – Trish Bertuzzi


84. “Before LinkedIn and other social networks, in the sales world, ABC stood for Always Be Closing. Now it means Always Be Connecting.” – Jill Rowley


85. “Treat objections as requests for further information.” – Brian Tracy


86. “Companies should be selling ideas more than benefits. Sell Ideas. Not stuff.” – Aaron Ross


87. “The questions you ask are more important than the things you could ever say.” – Thomas Freese


88. Selling is really about having conversations with people and helping improve their company or their life – Lori Richardson


89. “Selling is essentially a transference of feelings.” – Zig Ziglar


90. “It’s no longer about interrupting, pitching, and closing. It is about listening, diagnosing and prescribing.” – Mark Roberge


91. “There is no magic to closing. There are no magic phrases. Closing the deal is completely dependent on the situation.” – Alice Heiman


92. “The real problem with closing is not adequately defining or diagnosing the prospect’s problems in the first place.” – Keith Eades


93. The customer doesn’t care about features – they care about solving their problems – Trish Bertuzzi


94. “A straightforward way to show buyers that you genuinely like them is to identify something about them that you sincerely appreciate.” – David Hoffeld


95. “The story is the heart of the sale.” – Matthew Pollard


96. “Buyers don’t believe anything you have to say to them about your product or service until they first believe in you.” – Deb Calvert


97. “Customers don’t care at all whether you close the deal or not. They care about improving their business. It’s easy to forget this in the heat of a sales cycle.” – Aaron Ross


98. “Remember, people don’t believe it when WE say it, they believe it when THEY say it – Shari Levitin


99. Buyers do business with you, not with your company and not with your technology.” – Joanne Black


100. “You can’t propose a mutually beneficial business relationship if you can’t understand their business.” – Craig Rosenberg



101. “You will attract way more buyers if you are offering to teach them something of value to them than you will ever attract by simply trying to sell them your product or service.” – Chet Holmes


102. “Sales success comes from the right balance of quality human interaction and appropriate use of supplemental tools.” – Deb Calvert


103. “Killer Salespeople Uncover True Problems Behind Desired Solutions.” – Aaron Ross


104. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier


105. “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” – Bobby Unser


106. “Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.” – Oscar Wilde


107. “Numbers alone won’t fix anything. But they will help you identify where the problem is.” – Steli Efti


108. “If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.” – Edward Deming

Sales Quote: 109. “Everyone lives by selling something.” –Robert Louis Stevenson closethedealtoday.com

109. “Everyone lives by selling something.” Robert Louis Stevenson

110. “Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.” Zig Ziglar

111. “A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.” Mary Kay Ash

112. “Approach Each Customer With The Idea Of Helping Him Or Her To Solve A Problem Or Achieve A Goal, Not Of Selling A Product Or Service.” – Brian Tracy

113. “You Don’t Need A Big Close As Many Sales Reps Believe. You Risk Losing Your Customer When You Save All The Good Stuff For The End. Keep The Customer Actively Involved Throughout Your Presentation, And Watch Your Results Improve.” – Harvey Mackay

114. “Timid Salesmen Have Skinny Kids.” – Zig Ziglar

115. “Keep Yourself Positive, Cheerful, And Goal-Oriented. Sales Success Is 80% Attitude And Only 20% Aptitude.” – Brian Tracy

116. I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” – Bruce Lee

117. “Everything we want is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair

118. “The dream is free, but the hustle is sold separately!”- George "GK" Koufalis 119. Success is a choice. -Rick Pitino

120. Success in life comes not from holding a good hand, but in playing a poor hand well. -Warren Lester

121. If you're not fired up with enthusiasm, you'll be fired with enthusiasm. -Vince Lombardi

122. There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity. -Douglas MacArthur

123. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. -Thomas Edison

124. The best way to predict your future is to create it. -Author unknown

125. You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation. -Roger Maris 126. You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. -Margaret Thatcher”

127. Begin by always expecting good things to happen.” – Tom Hopkins

Sales Quote: 128. “The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself.”  – Napoleon Hill closethedealtoday.com

128. “The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself.” Napoleon Hill

129. “Some men see things as they are and ask why…I dream of things that never were and ask why not?” – Robert Kennedy

130. “Your competition is EVERYTHING else your prospect could conceivably spend their money on.” – Don Cooper

131. “Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour day.” – Zig Ziglar

132. “Success in sales is the result of discipline, dedication, and sacrifice.” – Thomas Roy Cromwell

133. “Ninety percent of selling is conviction and 10 percent is persuasion.” – Shiv Khera

134. “If you are not taking care of your customer, your competitor will.” – Bob Hooey

135. “All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like, and trust.” – Bob Burg

136. “To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.” – Ben Jonson

137. “The most unprofitable item ever manufactured is an excuse.” – John Mason

138. “The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.” – Henry Ford

139. “The best sales questions have your expertise wrapped into them.” – Jill Konrath

140. “Take risks. If you win, you’ll be happy; if you lose, you’ll be wise.” – Anonymous

141. “To me, job titles don’t matter. Everyone is in sales. It’s the only way we stay in business.” – Harvey Mackay

142. “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” – Ann Landers

143. “Stop selling. Start helping.” – Zig Ziglar

144. “Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” – Vince Lombardi

145. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison

146. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson


147. “Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make me feel important.’ Not only will you succeed in sales, you will succeed in life.” – Mary Kay Ash

148. “I love working with customers. Sales have really influenced everything I do. It has instilled in me the important traits of operating with a sense of urgency and listening to people.” – Jeffrey R. Immelt

149. “The top salesperson in the organization probably missed more sales than 90% of the salespeople on the team, but they also made more calls than the others made.” – Zig Ziglar

150. “Most of my career has been in sales. I spend 50% or more of my time with customers and employees, and I can’t wait for it to be more than 50%.” – Anne M. Mulcahy

151. “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino

152. “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” – Albert Einstein

153. “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews

Sales Quote: 154. “Either I will find a way, or I will make one.” – Philip Sydney closethedealtoday.com

154. “Either I will find a way, or I will make one.” – Philip Sydney

155. “The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.” – Elbert Hubbard

156. “Really good customer service will deliver sales. You are training salesmen to give the best possible advice and then to achieve the sale. People actually like you to ask for a sale because it shows you value their business.” – John Caudwell

157. “There’s a way to do it better – find it.” – Thomas A. Edison

158. “You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” – Michael Jordan


159. “Great salespeople are relationship builders who provide value and help their customers win.” – Jeffrey Gitomer


160. “Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” – Teddy Roosevelt

161. “If you don’t believe in what you’re selling, neither will your prospect.” – Frank Bettger

162. “The best salespeople wonder what it would be like to be in the other person’s shoes. They know they can’t play that game unless they continually strive to train themselves in how we as human beings communicate.” – Bob Phibbs

163. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” -C.S. Lewis

164. “Excellence is not a skill. It’s an attitude.” – Ralph Marston

165. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” -Walt Disney

166. “I’m not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey


167. “Establishing trust is better than any sales technique.” – Mike Puglia


168. “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” -John R. Wooden

169. “I never lose. I either win or learn.” – Nelson Mandela

170. “Sellers who listen to buyers carefully and then give them the missing ingredients – those are the ones who stand out.” – Deb Calvert

Sales Quote:171. “Sometimes the most influential thing we can do is listen.“ – Bob Burg closethedealtoday.com

171. “Sometimes the most influential thing we can do is listen.“ – Bob Burg

172. “When reps take the role of a curious student rather than an informed expert, buyers are much more inclined to engage.” – Jeff Hoffman

173. “Success looks a lot like failure up until the moment you break through the finish line.” – Dan Waldschmidt

174. “Sales success comes after you stretch yourself past your limits on a daily basis.” – Omar Periu

175. “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” -Henry Ford

176. “Sales is an outcome, not a goal. It’s a function of doing numerous things right, starting from the moment you target a potential prospect until you finalize the deal.” – Jill Konrath

177. “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Helen Keller, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

178. “Grit, in a word, is stamina. But it’s not just stamina in your effort. It’s also stamina in your direction, stamina in your interests. If you are working on different things but all of them very hard, you’re not really going to get anywhere. You’ll never become an expert.” – Angela Duckworth

179. “True productivity comes from allowing yourself to make mistakes. Do so, and you’ll succeed more often than any ten perfectionists.” – Laura Stack

180. “Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” – Willie Nelson


181. “Practice is just as valuable as a sale. The sale will make you a living; the skill will make you a fortune.” – Jim Rohn

182. Great sellers go into a meeting with multiple next-steps; this allows them to proactively respond if a plan does not unfold as planned.” – Tibor Shanto


183. "Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm." – Winston Churchill


184. “The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” – John Maxwell


185. "I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking." – Joan Rivers


186. "Honest and transparent content is the best sales tool in the world. Period." – Marcus Sheridan


187. “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.” – Brian Halligan


188. "Emotional impact is about making absolutely sure that the customer sees themselves in the story you're telling." – The Challenger Sale


189. “Developing a good work ethic is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.” – Tyler Perry


190. “Be so good, they can’t ignore you.” – Steve Martin

Sales Quotes: 191. “Care enough to create value for customers. If you get that part right, selling is easy.” – Anthony Iannarino closethedealtoday.com

191. “Care enough to create value for customers. If you get that part right, selling is easy.” – Anthony Iannarino


192. "It's not what you sell. It's how you sell it." – Dharmesh Shah

193. "Don't find customers for your products. Find products for your customers." – Seth Godin


194. "Address the questions of your clients and prospects or someone else will." – Marcus Sheridan


195. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar


196. "If you work just for money, you'll never make it." – Ray Kroc


197. “Don't bother telling the world you are ready. Show it. Do it." – Peter Dinklage


198. "My success just evolved from working hard at the business at hand each day." – Johnny Carson


199. "The only problem is time." – Seth MacFarlane


200. “It’s easier to explain price once than to apologize for quality forever.” – Zig Ziglar


201. “You need to be able to paint a picture in a conversation. The lost part of sales is the storytelling side.” – Richard Harris


202. "The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain." – Dolly Parton


203. “Please think about your legacy, because you're writing it every day.” – Gary Vaynerchuk


204. You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.” – Brené Brown


205. “In an online world, our online words are our emissaries; they tell the world who we are." – Ann Handley


206. "The consumer is not a moron. She's your wife." – David Ogilvy


207. "Not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that’s what you are seeking.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb


208. “Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.” – Henry J. Kaiser


Sales Quotes: 209. “People don’t buy what you do. They buy why you do it.” – Simon Sinek closethedealtoday.com

209. “People don’t buy what you do. They buy why you do it.” – Simon Sinek


210. Every brand isn’t for everybody, and everybody isn’t for every brand." – Liz Lange


211. "Find the man with the problem." – Ben Franklin


212. "Know thyself. Know the customer. Innovate." – Beth Comstock


213. “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth


214. "Help your customers and you help your business." – Leo Burnett


215. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou


216. "The old ways aren't coming back." – Marcus Sheridan

217. "You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." Zig Ziglar​

218. "Arouse in the other person an eager want. He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot walk a lonely way." Dale Carnegie

219. "The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." Thomas Paine


220. "Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, 'I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.'" Dale Carnegie

221. "Why talk about what we want? That is childish. Absurd. Of course, you are interested in what you want. You are eternally interested in it. But no one else is. The rest of us are just like you: we are interested in what we want." Dale Carnegie

222. "To be interesting, be interested." Dale Carnegie

223. "Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours." Dale Carnegie

Movie Sales Quotes

224. "ABC. "A", always. "B", be. "C", closing. ALWAYS BE CLOSING. Always be closing." Blake (Glengarry Glen Ross,1992)

Sales Quote:  225. "Put that coffee down!! Coffee's for closers only." – Blake (Glengarry Glen Ross,1992) closethedealtoday.com

225. "Put that coffee down!! Coffee's for closers only." Blake (Glengarry Glen Ross,1992) 226. "A-I-D-A. Attention, interest, decision, action. Attention -- do I have your attention? Interest -- are you interested? I know you are because it's f*$k or walk. You close or you hit the bricks! Decision -- have you made your decision for Christ?!! And action. A-I-D-A; get out there!! You got the prospects comin' in; you think they came in to get out of the rain? Guy doesn't walk on the lot unless he wants to buy. Sitting out there waiting to give you their money! Are you gonna take it? Are you man enough to take it?" - Blake (Glengarry Glen Ross,1992) 227. "F*$k you-- that's my name! You know why, mister? Because you drove a Hyundai to get here tonight, I drove an $80,000 BMW. That's my name." - Blake (Glengarry Glen Ross,1992) 228. "There is no such thing as a no sale call. A sale is made on every call you make. Either you sell the client some stock or he sells you a reason he can’t. Either way, a sale is made, the only question is who is gonna close? You or him? Now be relentless, that’s it, I’m done." –Jim Young (Boiler Room, 2000) 229. "They say money can't buy happiness? Look at the f*$king smile on my face. Ear to ear, baby." – Jim Young (Boiler Room, 2000) 230. "There's an important phrase that we use here, and think it's time that you all learned it. Act as if. You understand what that means? Act as if you are the f*$king President of this firm. Act as if." – Jim Young (Boiler Room, 2000) 231. "The most valuable commodity I know of is information." -Gordon Gekko (Wall Street, 1987) 232. "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good." - Gordon Gekko (Wall Street, 1987) 233. "So you listen to me and you listen well. Are you behind on your credit card bills? Good, pick up the phone and start dialing! Is your landlord ready to evict you? Good! Pick up the phone and start dialing! Does your girlfriend think you're f**king worthless loser? Good! Pick up the phone and start dialing! I want you to deal with your problems by becoming rich!" - Jordan Belfort (The Wolf of Wall Street, 2013) 234. "There are two kinds of people: sheep and sharks. Anyone who is a sheep is fired. Who is a sheep?" - 80's guy (Futurama) 235. "You're a shark. Sharks are winners, and they don't look back because they have no necks. Necks are for sheep." - 80's guy (Futurama) 236. "I’m not in the meth business. I’m in the empire business." – Walter White (Breaking Bad, season 5) 237. "Do or do not. There is no try." – Yoda (Star Wars, 1980) 238. "Show Me the Money..." - Rod Tidwell (Jerry Maguire, 2006) 239. "The key to this business is personal relationships." - Rod Tidwell (Jerry Maguire, 2006) 240. "Good artists copy, great artists steal." - Steve Jobs (Pirates of Silicon Valley, 1999) 241. "Think big, think positive, never show any sign of weakness. Always go for the throat. Buy low, sell high." - Louis Winthorp III (Trading Places, 1983) 242. "Success is a menace. It fools smart people into thinking they can’t lose." - Bill Gates (Pirates of Silicon Valley, 1999) 243. "Don't tell me I can't do it; don't tell me it can't be done!" - Howard Hughes (The Aviator, 2004)

244. “Don’t ever let someone tell you, you can’t do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period. All right?” – Chris Gardner, The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Sales Quote: 245. “But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.”  —Rocky, Rocky Balboa (2006) closethedealtoday.com

245. “But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” —Rocky, Rocky Balboa (2006)

246. My number one rule is to hope for the best and plan for the worst.” —Noah Vosen, The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

247. “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”—Gandalf, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

248. “You have to do everything you can, you have to work your hardest, and if you do, if you stay positive, you have a shot at a silver lining.” —Pat Solitano, Jr., in Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

249. “When you decide to be something, you can be it.”—Frank Costello, The Departed (2006)

250. “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” —Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

251. "Just because something works doesn't mean it can't be improved." —Shuri, Black Panther (2018)

252. “If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead.” —Auguste Gusteau, Ratatouille (2007)

253. “Money is not the prime asset in life. Time is.” – Gordon Gekko, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

254. “The driver has to work harder than anyone. He’s the first to show up, and the last to leave. When his buddies are all out drinking beer, he’s up in his room studying pictures of turns.” – Coach Irv, Cool Runnings. (1993)


255. “Well, it’s no trick to make a lot of money… if all you want to do is make a lot of money.” – Bernstein, Citizen Kane (1941)

Did we miss one of your favorite quotes? Leave it in the comments bellow!


Here you will find the 5 best Movie Clips for Salespeople!

Get some more Sales Quotes from these Top 5 TV Shows for anyone in Sales.


2,101 views0 comments
bottom of page