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I've always been driven to buck the system.

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
System
Always
Buck
Bucks
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Motivation

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I loved retail from the beginning, and I still love it today.
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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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When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.
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I pay low wages. I can take advantage of that. We're going to be successful, but the basis is a very low-wage, low-benefit model of employment.
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