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Individuals don't win in business, teams do.

Sam Walton

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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
Teams
Individuals
Team
Winning
Individual
Business

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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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Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.
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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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I'd hate to see any descendants of mine fall into the category of what I'd call 'idle rich' - a group I've never had much use for.
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I had confidence that as long as we did our work well and were good to our customers, there would be no limit to us.
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Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.
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Most everything I've done I've copied from somebody else.
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There's absolutely no limit to what plain, ordinary, working people can accomplish if they're given the opportunity and encouragement to do their best.
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I believe in always having goals, and always setting them high.
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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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Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.
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Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune
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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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If one of our customers comes into the store without a smile, I'll give them one of mine.
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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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High expectations are the key to everything.
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If you love your work, you'll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you - like a fever.
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I pay low wages. I can take advantage of that. We're going to be successful, but the basis is a very low-wage, low-benefit model of employment.
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I had to get up everyday with my mind set on improving something.
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Curiosity doesn't kill the cat it kills the competition.
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