Sam Walton

Sam Walton
Samuel Moore "Sam" Waltonwas an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth29 March 1918
CityKingfisher, OK
CountryUnited States of America
exercise psychology way
Don't get so stuck in your ways that you can't change.
stupid made difficult
All that hullabaloo about somebody's net worth is just stupid, and it's made my life a lot more complex and difficult,
your-smile loses customers
Lose your smile and lose your customers.
jobs long lasts
Job security lasts only as long as the customer is satisfied. Nobody owes anybody else a living.
passion differences elements
If I had to single out one element in my life that has made a difference for me, it would be a passion to compete.
littles drains bits
Some families sell their stocks off a little bit at a time to live high, and then - boom - somebody takes them over, and it all goes down the drain.
successful people want
If you want a successful business, your people must feel that you are working for them - not that they are working for you.
next guessing tricks
Keep everybody guessing as to what your next trick is going to be. Don't become too predictable.
airplane years
I've owned about 18 airplanes over the years, and I've never bought one of them new.
swim way conventional-wisdom
Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.
celebrate
Celebrate your successes. Find some humor in your failures.
dimes computer
A computer can tell you down to the dime what you've sold, but it can never tell you how much you could have sold.
things-in-life four matter
There are only four things in life that matter. The first is happiness and I'll sell you the other three for a dollar.
successful thinking views
The secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want. And really, if you think about it from the point of view of the customer, you want everything: a wide assortment of good quality merchandise; the lowest possible prices; guaranteed satisfaction with what you buy; friendly, knowledgeable service; convenient hours; free parking; a pleasant shopping experience.