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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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James Cash Penney
Age: 95 †
Born: 1875
Born: September 16
Died: 1971
Died: February 12
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Hamilton
Missouri
Sells
Selling
Economy
Learn
Jobs
Away
Merchandise
Never
Personally
Sell

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Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless.
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