If I had to single out one element in my life that has made a difference for me, it would be a… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
It was almost as if I had a right to win. Thinking like that often seems to turn into sort of a… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
Great ideas come from everywhere if you just listen and look for them. You never know who's going to have a great… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
The secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want. And really, if you think about it from the… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
There's absolutely no limit to what plain, ordinary, working people can accomplish if they're given the opportunity and encouragement to do their… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
I learned early on that one of the secrets to campus leadership was the simplest thing of all: speak to people coming… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
If you want a successful business, your people must feel that you are working for them - not that they are working… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
Leaders must always put their people before themselves. If you do that, your business will take care of itself. — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
I think I overcame every single one of my personal shortcomings by the sheer passion I brought to my work. I don't… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
...You can make a positive out of most any negative if you work at it hard enough. — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there’s a good chance you can find your niche by… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
If one of our customers comes into the store without a smile, I'll give them one of mine. — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there's a good chance… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
All of us profit from being corrected - if we're corrected in a positive way. — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
The secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
If I had to single out one element in my life that has made a difference for me, it would be a passion to… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
We're all working together; that's the secret. And we'll lower the cost of living for everyone, not just in America, but we'll give the… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say. It's terribly important for… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
I think my constant fiddling and meddling with the status quo may have been one of my biggest contributions to the later success of… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
Exceed your customer's expectations. If you do, they'll come back over and over. Give them what they want - and a little more. — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part. — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
