Read! Study never stops because publications never stop coming in. It’s read and study. And think about what you’re studying. Take it apart and put it together. Ask ‘why?’ And know the answers.
BEN FELDMANBesides, switchboard girls and secretaries have become very good. They’ve learned to take you apart. ‘Who? Why? What for? What company?’ You don’t always get by. I seldom call on the phone. I’d rather go.
More Ben Feldman Quotes
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When you realize the writers start writing to who you are, you’re basically reading reviews of yourself. And then it becomes this cyclical nightmare where I feel like I need to play into it, then I find myself acting like the character in real life.
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Whereas when you go to New York and you audition for plays, you walk out sweaty and intimidated and nervous and doubting yourself as an actor.
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Fundamentals are right down to earth. And one fundamental is: You have to make calls. Nothing happens until you make a call. It’s that fundamental!
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You are already broke and don’t even know it.
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I think I’m the funniest guy in a room full of unfunny people.
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Life insurance is time. The time a man might not have. If he needs time, he needs life insurance.
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Your value depends on what you make of yourself. Make the most of yourself for that is all there is of you.
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The biggest asset you have is your earning capacity, and that depends entirely on your attitude.
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If I don’t buy it, I can’t sell it.
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No one ever died with too much money.
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Doing something costs something. Doing nothing costs something. And, quite often, doing nothing costs a lot more!
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If you look at the history of advertising, most of them were Jews, so it was only a matter of time before ‘Mad Men’ explored that area of advertising.
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Youll have the same problems when I walk out, as you had when I walked in… unless you let me take your problems with me.
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Unfortunately, my career is increasingly leading me into rooms where everybody is funny.
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I’ve been pretty lucky, I like my jobs.
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