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...You can make a positive out of most any negative if you work at it hard enough.

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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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 loved retail from the beginning, and I still love it today.
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I learned a lesson which has stuck with me all through the years: you can learn from everybody. I didn't just learn from reading every retail publication I could get my hands on, I probably learned the most from studying what John Dunham was doing across the street
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The secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want
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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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We let folks know we're interested in them and that they're vital to us. cause they are.
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Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there’s a good chance you can find your niche by going in exactly the opposite direction.
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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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When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.
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You can make a lot of mistakes and still recover if you run an efficient operation. Or you can be brilliant and still go out of business if you're too inefficient.
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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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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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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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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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Focus on something the customer wants, and then deliver it.
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Curiosity doesn't kill the cat it kills the competition.
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Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody 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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Most everything I've done I've copied from somebody else.
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I believe in always having goals, and always setting them high.
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