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The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress.
James Cash Penney
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James Cash Penney
Age: 95 †
Born: 1875
Born: September 16
Died: 1971
Died: February 12
Businessman
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Hamilton
Missouri
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In setting up a business under the name and meaning of the Golden Rule, I was publicly binding myself, in my business relations, to a principle which had been a real and intimate part of my family upbringing. Our idea was to make money and build business through serving the community with fair dealing and honest value.
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Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.
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Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.
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I was long brought up to think that it was nothing short of a crime to miss a sale.
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The best way to stop a bad habit is never to begin it.
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Exchange ideas frequently.
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Our very living is selling. We are all salespeople.
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Determine to do some thinking for yourself. Don't live entirely upon the thoughts of others. Don't be an automaton.
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Do not primarily train men to work. Train them to serve willingly and intelligently.
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The five separate fingers are five independent units. Close them and the fist multiplies strength. This is organization.
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Success in business does not depend upon genius. Any young man of ordinary intelligence who is normally sound and not afraid to work should succeed in spite of obstacles and handicaps if he plays the game fairly and keeps everlastingly at it.
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The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.
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The disciplined are free.
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The thought in my mind was that I must be a good merchant. If I were a good merchant, the rest would probably take care of itself.
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I learned that all things come to those who wait-provided they hustle while they wait.
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I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life's problems.
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My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.
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