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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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Sam Walton
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 29
Died: 1992
Died: April 5
Businessman
Businessperson
Economist
Entrepreneur
Kingfisher
Oklahoma
Samuel Moore Walton
Truck
Stock
Financial
Paper
Littles
Little
Pickup
Mart

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I had to get up everyday with my mind set on improving something.
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When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.
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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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