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Most people buy not because they believe, but because the sales person believes.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman No one ever died with too much money.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman You’ve got a problem. Part of what you own isn’t yours. It belongs to Uncle Sam. May I show you how much belongs to Uncle Sam?
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman I meet people and a lot of times, instead of saying, “Are you from the East Coast?” people just go, “you’re from the East Coast, right?”, having no reason to have known that. I don’t know what that is. Maybe it’s just that I’m Jewish.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman I do not sell life insurance. I sell money. I sell dollars for pennies apiece. My dollars cost 3 cents per dollar per year.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman I rarely use the telephone because he may not want to see me. I have a better chance of seeing the man I want to see if I do go.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman 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.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman Goals aren’t enough. You need goals plus deadlines: goals big enough to get excited about and deadline to make you run. One isn’t much good without the other, but together they can be tremendous.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman I don’t like sci-fi/fantasy.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman And I’m overcompensated for that. So it’s insane to not use that pedestal to try and at least help someone or something that’s in need.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman Besides, 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.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman I’m a lot happier in people’s living rooms weekly than I think I would be if I was really, really relying on a movie career to keep me fulfilled and excited.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman I know plenty of actors smarter than me with better taste than me who love horror movies and love sci-fi and it just doesn’t make sense to me.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman Life insurance is time. The time a man might not have. If he needs time, he needs life insurance.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman Do you know anyone who has a lease on life? It isn’t a question of if; it’s a question of when.
Ben FeldmanBen Feldman You haven’t done anything wrong. You just haven’t done anything, and that’s what’s wrong.
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People who don’t know how to love you are always going to hurt your heart.
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Manish KhuntetaManish Khunteta Without you, I’m lost.
Amanda KarchAmanda Karch I did everything I could to make it work I was casting nets into the ocean and all they were doing was returning back empty.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados We flew to heaven, and we touched the sun.
Jennifer JulietteJennifer Juliette You told me everything would be okay. I wish you had said – you’ll hurt but I’ll hold you.
Ullie KayeUllie Kaye Be brave, be bold, beware that you must believe before becoming.
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