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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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Sam Walton
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 29
Died: 1992
Died: April 5
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Oklahoma
Samuel Moore Walton
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Individuals don't win in business, teams do.
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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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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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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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The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best, but legendary.
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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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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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When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.
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