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title: "6 Pay Employees Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [American managers often say they would like to pay their employees more, they argue that they can't afford to do so and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-o-toole/american-managers-often-say-they-would-like-to-pay-their-employees/)

[James O'Toole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-o-toole/)

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> [The number one way to get trust back is to pay your employees well and get them to speak well about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-edelman/the-number-one-way-to-get-trust-back-is-to-pay-your-employees-well/)

[Richard Edelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-edelman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/149/richard-edelman-5150_back_the-number-one-way-to-get-trust-back-is_1918646.jpg)

> [Cleaning companies often pay their employees less than a living wage and offer no sick days or health insurance. My years of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-land/cleaning-companies-often-pay-their-employees-less-than-a-living-wage/)

[Stephanie Land](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-land/)

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> [In the beginning, I was so chintzy I really didn't pay my employees well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-walton/in-the-beginning-i-was-so-chintzy-i-really-didn-t-pay-my-employees/)

[Sam Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-walton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/sam-walton-4376_beginning_in-the-beginning-i-was-so-chintzy-i-real_2489971.jpg)

> [Twice I had to sell my house to pay my employees' salary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhou-qunfei/twice-i-had-to-sell-my-house-to-pay-my-employees-salary/)

[Zhou Qunfei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhou-qunfei/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/zhou-qunfei-30376_employees_twice-i-had-to-sell-my-house-to-pay-my-e_2727018.jpg)

> [The great irony of executive compensation is, if you pay your employees more, you're gonna create more demand for your goods and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-scaramucci/the-great-irony-of-executive-compensation-is-if-you-pay-your/)

[Anthony Scaramucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-scaramucci/)

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