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When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.

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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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You can make a lot of mistakes and still recover if you run an efficient operation. Or you can be brilliant and still go out of business if you're too inefficient.
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Capital isn't scarce vision is.
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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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High expectations is the key to everything.
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Great ideas come from everywhere if you just listen and look for them. You never know who's going to have a great idea.
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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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The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best, but legendary.
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Our best ideas come from clerks and stockboys.
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I believe in always having goals, and always setting them high.
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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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Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.
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Exceed your customer's expectations. If you do, they'll come back over and over. Give them what they want - and a little more.
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Expenses should never exceed one percent of our purchases.
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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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I not only knew I wanted to go into retailing, I also knew I wanted to go into business for myself.
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Focus on something the customer wants, and then deliver it.
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...You can make a positive out of most any negative if you work at it hard enough.
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Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else.
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Do it. Try it. Fix it.
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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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