James Cash Penney
James Cash Penney
James Cash "J.C." Penney, Jr.was an American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the J. C. Penney stores in 1902...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth16 September 1875
CountryUnited States of America
James Cash Penney quotes about
time-management good-times economy
Clock watchers never seem to be having a good time.
men careers challenges
There has never been a time when a career in the Penney Company was not a challenge that brought out the best in a man.
men economy method
Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.
men should-have phases
No serious-minded man should have time for the mediocre in any phase of his living.
inspirational educational satisfaction
Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement.
inspirational trust want
I never trust an executive who tends to pass the buck. Nor would I want to deal with him as a customer or a supplier.
luck laziness lasts
Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.
golden torches remember
I cannot remember a time when the Golden Rule was not my motto and precept, the torch that guided my footsteps.
people giving obliged
It is the service we are not obliged to give that people value most.
waiting hustle those-who-wait
I learned that all things come to those who wait-provided they hustle while they wait.
golden problem broncos
The problem with the bronco is to get on and stay on. This is the problem with the Golden Rule-to understand and apply
art men capacity
I will have no man work for me who has not the capacity to become a partner.
lying men sparks
In every man s life there lies latent energy. There is, however, a spark that, if kindled, will set the whole being afire, and he will become a human dynamo, capable of accomplishing almost anything to which he aspires.
moving-forward may today
No company can afford not to move forward. It may be at the top of the heap today but at the bottom of the heap tomorrow, if it doesn't