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Sam Walton Quotes

1918–1992 United States

Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American businessman and entrepreneur founded the retailer Wal-Mart.

United States
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Random Sam Walton quote

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There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.

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.

I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sam Walton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.