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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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Do it. Try it. Fix it.
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Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else.
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It's just paper - all I own is a pickup truck and a little Wal-Mart stock.
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Most everything I've done I've copied from somebody else.
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Somehow over the years people have gotten the impression that Wal-Mart was...just this great idea that turned into an overnight success. But...it was an outgrowth of everything we'd been doing since [1945]...And like most overnight successes, it was about twenty years in the making.
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Share your profits with all your associates, and treat them as partners. In turn, they will treat you as a partner, and together you will all perform beyond your wildest expectations.
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Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.
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Job security lasts only as long as the customer is satisfied. Nobody owes anybody else a living.
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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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The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best, but legendary.
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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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There are only four things in life that matter. The first is happiness and I'll sell you the other three for a dollar.
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If one of our customers comes into the store without a smile, I'll give them one of mine.
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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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