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Leaders must always put their people before themselves. If you do that, your business will take care of itself.

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Sam Walton
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 29
Died: 1992
Died: April 5
Businessman
Businessperson
Economist
Entrepreneur
Kingfisher
Oklahoma
Samuel Moore Walton
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There are only four things in life that matter. The first is happiness and I'll sell you the other three for a dollar.
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I think I overcame every single one of my personal shortcomings by the sheer passion I brought to my work. I don't know if you're born with this kind of passion, or if you can learn it. But I do know you need it.
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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 world an opportunity to see what it's like to save and have a better lifestyle, a better life for all. We're proud of what we've accomplished we've just begun.
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One thing my and mother and dad shared completely was their approach to money - they just didn't spend it.
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I've always been driven to buck the system.
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It's just paper - all I own is a pickup truck and a little Wal-Mart stock.
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Communicate everything you can to your associates. The more they know, the more they care. Once they care, there is no stopping them.
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Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.
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I probably have traveled and walked into more variety stores than anybody in America. I am just trying to get ideas, any kind of ideas that will help our company. Most of us don't invent ideas. We take the best ideas from someone else.
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Some families sell their stocks off a little bit at a time to live high, and then - boom - somebody takes them over, and it all goes down the drain.
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Celebrate your success and find humor in your failures. Don't take yourself so seriously. Loosen up and everyone around you will loosen up. Have fun and always show enthusiasm. When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.
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High expectations is the key to everything.
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Curiosity doesn't kill the cat it kills the competition.
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I loved retail from the beginning, and I still love it today.
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I not only knew I wanted to go into retailing, I also knew I wanted to go into business for myself.
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Individuals don't win in business, teams do.
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Do it. Try it. Fix it.
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The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best, but legendary.
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Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else.
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