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THE SALES RULE OF 80-20
Salespeople should talk only 20 percent of the time during their first visit with a potential customer and listen the other 80 percent. During later visits, the salespeople should do most of the talking to sell the benefits of their products.
Andrew Keaton, national sales manager, The Dietzgen Corporation
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LEADING INDICATORS
Anytime the index of leading economic indicators moves in the same direction two months in a row, it means the economy will move that way in a few months.
Philip Greer, "When Do Indicators Stop Indicating?"
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LOOKING FOR MUSHROOMS
Look for morel mushrooms when the apple trees are blooming.
John Schubert, senior editor, Bicycling magazine
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EATING MEALS
Most people eat their largest meal at supper, when their bodies need it least. As a rule, you should eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and supper like a pauper.
Jane Brody, nutrition columnist, The New York Times
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PLANTING CORN
You need five pounds of corn seed to plan an acre of corn.
Peter van Berkum, Kittery Point, Maine
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STAYING DRY
Most of the time, it's too windy to use an umbrella for more than five city blocks. Wear a hat to keep the rain off your head.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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CHOOSING A SUBWAY TRAIN
If there are two trains in a station, take the one that was moving most recently.
Alan Breznick, reporter, New York, New York
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RIDING A SUBWAY
In any full subway car in any major city, there will be one ambulatory schizophrenic.
Martin M. Bruce Ph.D, psychologist, Larchmont, New York
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MAKING DECISIONS
Never make a decision with a full bladder.
Mark Staneart, bureaucrat, Grass Valley, California
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FISHING TROUT
The first cast is critical; your chances of catching a fish diminish with each cast.
Sheridan Anderson, author, The Curtis Creek Manifesto
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MEASURING MACRAME
To estimate the length of each strand of cord in a piece of macramé, multiply the length of the finished piece by eight.
Ned Bounds, sawyer, Salmon, Idaho
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