Benjamin E. Mays's Quotes

Every man and woman is born into the world to do something unique and something distinctive and if he or she does not do it, it will never be done.

The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.

It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of life lies in having no goal to reach.

Not failure, but low aim is sin.

It isn't a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.

Is it demonstratable? Does it have that wow factor? Is it easy to use? Is it priced right?

Long live your laundry!

Broken! Busted! Everybody has something to repair. Before buying new, let Mighty Putty fix it for you.

You know what, rip me off once, shame on me. But twice? I'm coming after you and taking back what's mine.

Life's a pitch, then you buy.

Before you throw it away, let Mighty Mendit save the day.

Hi, Billy Mays here for...

I don't take on a product unless I believe in it. I use everything that I sell.

I enjoy what I do. I think it shows.

I love beautiful wood.

I'm a pitchman, my business comes from the pitch, nothing else.

I've done well for myself.

It's a funny business. I kind of compare it to baseball. I'm always looking for a home run.

It's important for me to sell a product that works.

Just had a close call landing in Tampa. The tires blew out upon landing.

My voice, my likeness is my livelihood. That's it. I keep it simple. I pick good products.

One of the things that we hope to do with 'Pitchmen' is to give people an appreciation of what we do.

Stuck in the plane on the runway. You can always count on US Air.

The best things in life are free - and $19.95.

The infomercial business has been good to me.

When I'm up against a wall, that's when Billy Mays performs best.