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Every great business is built on friendship.

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James Cash Penney
Age: 95 †
Born: 1875
Born: September 16
Died: 1971
Died: February 12
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Hamilton
Missouri
Built
Business
Inspirational
Great
Every
Educational
Customers
Satisfaction
Friendship

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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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No man can climb the ladder of success without first placing his foot on the bottom rung.
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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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I will have no man work for me who has not the capacity to become a partner.
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The disciplined are free.
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Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless.
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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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Our very living is selling. We are all salespeople.
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A store's best advertisement is the service its goods render, for upon such service rest the future, the good-will, of an organization.
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No business can succeed in any great degree without being properly organized.
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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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No matter what his position or experience in life, there is in everyone more latent than developed ability far more unused than used power.
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Do not primarily train men to work. Train them to serve willingly and intelligently.
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The greatest teacher I know is the job itself.
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Intelligence is the effort to do the best you can at your particular job the quality that gives dignity to that job, whether it happens to be scrubbing a floor or running a corporation.
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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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Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.
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Salesmanship, too, is an art the perfection of its technique requires study and practice.
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Selling is our No. 1 job. Never get away from selling a lot of merchandise personally. The more you sell the more you learn
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Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.
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