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"Bargainer" Quotes from Famous Books
... captain of the oil business has always insisted. Many have detected in these habits of mind only the cheese-paring activities of a naturally narrow spirit. Rockefeller's old Cleveland associates remember him as the greatest bargainer they had ever known, as a man who had an eye for infinite details and an unquenchable patience and resource in making economies. Yet Rockefeller was clearly more than a pertinacious haggler over trifles. Certainly such a ... — The Age of Big Business - Volume 39 in The Chronicles of America Series • Burton J. Hendrick
... uncle in the eye till you know the truth. You might do either if you KNEW them to be crooks, but you couldn't if you only suspected it— that's the woman. When you get ready, come back; I'll show you proof, because I don't claim to be anything but what I am—Wilton Struve, bargainer of some mean ability. When they come to inscribe my headstone I hope they can carve thereon with truth, 'He got ... — The Spoilers • Rex Beach
... devils; he called them customers. That they worshipped a bearded Buddha was no concern of his. Born in the modern town, having spent twelve years in San Francisco, he was not heavily barnacled with tradition. He was shrewd, a suave bargainer, and as honest as the day is long. ... — The Pagan Madonna • Harold MacGrath |
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