Lee Scott
Lee Scott
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If you had all the small businesses who employed 1.5 million people collectively, would there be individual instances of issues?
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In a challenging retail environment, I am pleased to report our first year with net earnings in excess of $6 billion and our first-ever quarter with earnings over $2 billion,
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That's when they become the experts and can help teach the other kids. It's the highlight of my day.
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Are you right to want to make sure that the kids of working families have health coverage, even if it's Medicaid? You bet you are.
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Dr. Sturgis said there was a 60 per cent chance of him being all right and we decided to give our baby that chance.
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It's not directed at organizing our workers. It is directed at slowing this company down.
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It was a solid performance, but we can do better,
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Even with the lingering impacts of the hurricanes, and the impact of higher energy prices, I believe we will have a good holiday season.
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Although we did not attain our goal of increasing earnings at the same rate of sales, our 8.9 percent growth in earnings per share in the fourth quarter represents more than triple the growth rate experienced in the first six months of the year,
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Our size causes us, when we do something inappropriate, which is usually done out of stupidity, to come across as being done out of arrogance.
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Our competitors are getting better. Across this world our competitors are getting better, ... The weaker links are having to drop out because they can't compete. The bar is being raised in this competitive arena so it's on our shoulders to do the right thing in this environment.
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Roses, roses are always a favorite. It's an expression of love, everybody knows what the rose stands for.
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Health care is one of the most difficult challenges facing this country. Solving this requires a national solution ... it requires all of us working together. At Wal-Mart, we are determined to do our part and lead.
I don't like to think it's about image. What we want to do are things of substance.