Quote

I think my constant fiddling and meddling with the status quo may have been one of my biggest contributions to the later success of Wal-Mart.

Sam Walton

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Sam Walton
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 29
Died: 1992
Died: April 5
Businessman
Businessperson
Economist
Entrepreneur
Kingfisher
Oklahoma
Samuel Moore Walton
Success
Meddling
May
Mart
Think
Contributions
Thinking
Status
Contribution
Biggest
Constant
Later
Fiddling

More quotes by Sam Walton

Image
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.
Sam Walton
Image
I had to get up everyday with my mind set on improving something.
Sam Walton
Image
One thing my and mother and dad shared completely was their approach to money - they just didn't spend it.
Sam Walton
Image
Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.
Sam Walton
Image
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.
Sam Walton
Image
Most everything I've done I've copied from somebody else.
Sam Walton
Image
Focus on something the customer wants, and then deliver it.
Sam Walton
Image
If one of our customers comes into the store without a smile, I'll give them one of mine.
Sam Walton
Image
Share your profits with all your associates, and treat them as partners. In turn, they will treat you as a partner, and together you will all perform beyond your wildest expectations.
Sam Walton
Image
Our best ideas come from clerks and stockboys.
Sam Walton
Image
Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune
Sam Walton
Image
High expectations are the key to everything.
Sam Walton
Image
Do it. Try it. Fix it.
Sam Walton
Image
Exceed your customer's expectations. If you do, they'll come back over and over. Give them what they want - and a little more.
Sam Walton
Image
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.
Sam Walton
Image
When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.
Sam Walton
Image
I've always been driven to buck the system.
Sam Walton
Image
Don't get so stuck in your ways that you can't change.
Sam Walton
Image
Leaders must always put their people before themselves. If you do that, your business will take care of itself.
Sam Walton
Image
I believe in always having goals, and always setting them high.
Sam Walton