Doing something costs something. Doing nothing costs something. And, quite often, doing nothing costs a lot more!
BEN FELDMANDoing something costs something. Doing nothing costs something. And, quite often, doing nothing costs a lot more!
BEN FELDMANIf 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.
BEN FELDMANI don’t like horror, which is ridiculous because I’ve been in three horror movies, but when I see those things, I see camera tricks and fake blood and actors screaming and I don’t know understand why other actors don’t see that.
BEN FELDMANI do not sell life insurance. I sell money. I sell dollars for pennies apiece. My dollars cost 3 cents per dollar per year.
BEN FELDMANDo you know anyone who has a lease on life? It isn’t a question of if; it’s a question of when.
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.
BEN FELDMANWhen you audition for shows in Hollywood, you go in, you do your scene, maybe you get an adjustment. It’s sort of easy, and a lot of times it just feels sort of rote and simple.
BEN FELDMANDon’t sell life insurance. Sell what life insurance can do.
BEN FELDMANYoull 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 FELDMANI think I’m the funniest guy in a room full of unfunny people. Unfortunately, my career is increasingly leading me into rooms where everybody is funny. I’m the least funny person in a room full of funny people.
BEN FELDMANThe biggest asset you have is your earning capacity, and that depends entirely on your attitude.
BEN FELDMANYou’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 FELDMANNo one ever died with too much money.
BEN FELDMANThe basic purpose of life insurance is to create cash…nothing more or nothing less. Everything else confuses and complicates.
BEN FELDMANI never thought I was gonna live in LA. I thought I was gonna live in New York forever.
BEN FELDMANIf you’re starting to lose your faith in the general intelligence of the American populous, there’s nothing like them mistaking pop culture for Van Gogh as a sign that people still read their history books and care about art.
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