All of us profit from being corrected - if we're corrected in a positive way. Sam Walton More Quotes by Sam Walton More Quotes From Sam Walton I probably have traveled and walked into more variety stores than anybody in America. I am just trying to get ideas, any kind of ideas that will help our company. Most of us don't invent ideas. We take the best ideas from someone else. Sam Walton tryingamericaideas There is only one boss. The customer. Sam Walton loyal-customersbossbusiness We're all working together; that's the secret. And we'll lower the cost of living for everyone, not just in America, but we'll give the world an opportunity to see what it's like to save and have a better lifestyle, a better life for all. We're proud of what we've accomplished ; we've just begun. Sam Walton cost-of-livingopportunityamerica The secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want Sam Walton successfulsecretgiving We let folks know we're interested in them and that they're vital to us. cause they are. Sam Walton educationalcausesbusiness Keep everybody guessing as to what your next trick is going to be. Don't become too predictable. Sam Walton guessingtricksnext Our best ideas come from clerks and stockboys. Sam Walton effective-listeninginnovationideas High expectations is the key to everything. Sam Walton high-expectationskeysexpectations Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom. Sam Walton conventional-wisdomswimway Take the best out of everything and adapt it to your needs. Sam Walton needs Curiosity doesn't kill the cat; it kills the competition. Sam Walton competitioncatcuriosity "Somehow over the years people have gotten the impression that Wal-Mart was...just this great idea that turned into an overnight success. But...it was an outgrowth of everything we'd been doing since [1945]...And like most overnight successes, it was about twenty years in the making." Sam Walton peopleyearsideas I've owned about 18 airplanes over the years, and I've never bought one of them new. Sam Walton airplaneyears All that hullabaloo about somebody's net worth is just stupid, and it's made my life a lot more complex and difficult. Sam Walton difficultstupidmade The job of senior management is to cultivate an environment where store managers can learn from the market and from each other. Sam Walton seniorteamworkjobs I loved retail from the beginning, and I still love it today. Sam Walton retailstillstoday I not only knew I wanted to go into retailing, I also knew I wanted to go into business for myself. Sam Walton retailingwanted After a lifetime of swimming upstream, I am convinced that one of the real secrets to Wal-mart's phenomenal success has been that very tendency. Sam Walton persistenceswimmingreal It was almost as if I had a right to win. Thinking like that often seems to turn into sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Sam Walton selfwinningthinking There’s a lot more business out there in small town America than I ever dreamed of. Sam Walton townsbusinessamerica
