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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
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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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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 believe in always having goals, and always setting them high.
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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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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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I'd hate to see any descendants of mine fall into the category of what I'd call 'idle rich' - a group I've never had much use for.
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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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One thing my and mother and dad shared completely was their approach to money - they just didn't spend it.
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I had to get up everyday with my mind set on improving something.
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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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Do it. Try it. Fix it.
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I think my constant fiddling and meddling with the status quo may have been one of my biggest contributions to the later success of Wal-Mart.
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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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