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Our very living is selling. We are all salespeople.

James Cash Penney

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James Cash Penney
Age: 95 †
Born: 1875
Born: September 16
Died: 1971
Died: February 12
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Hamilton
Missouri
Salesmanship
Salespeople
Limitless
Selling
Living

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Salesmanship, too, is an art the perfection of its technique requires study and practice.
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A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.
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