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Job security lasts only as long as the customer is satisfied. Nobody owes anybody else a living.

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
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Exceed your customer's expectations. If you do, they'll come back over and over. Give them what they want - and a little more.
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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 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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...You can make a positive out of most any negative if you work at it hard enough.
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I believe in always having goals, and always setting them high.
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Curiosity doesn't kill the cat it kills the competition.
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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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Great ideas come from everywhere if you just listen and look for them. You never know who's going to have a great idea.
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I've always been driven to buck the system.
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Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else.
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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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Don't get so stuck in your ways that you can't change.
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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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Individuals don't win in business, teams do.
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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.
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Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.
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