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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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Samuel Moore Walton
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When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.
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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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Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.
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Our best ideas come from clerks and stockboys.
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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 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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We let folks know we're interested in them and that they're vital to us. cause they are.
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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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