I've owned about 18 airplanes over the years, and I've never bought one of them new. Sam Walton More Quotes by Sam Walton More Quotes From Sam Walton Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom. If everybody else is doing it one way, there's a good chance you can find your niche by going in exactly the opposite direction. But be prepared for a lot of folks to wave you down and tell you you're headed the wrong way. I guess in all my years, what I heard more often than anything was: a town of less than 50,000 population cannot support a discount store for very long. Sam Walton oppositeslongyears I had to get up everyday with my mind set on improving something. Sam Walton get-upeverydaymind Do it. Try it. Fix it. Sam Walton trying ...You can make a positive out of most any negative if you work at it hard enough. Sam Walton gratitudeenoughnegative Job security lasts only as long as the customer is satisfied. Nobody owes anybody else a living. Sam Walton lastsjobslong When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song. Sam Walton costumessillysong If you don't listen to your customers, someone else will. Sam Walton customersifs Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else. Sam Walton commitbelievecommitment Control your expenses better than your competition. This is where you can always find the competitive advantage. Sam Walton expensesadvantagecompetition High expectations are the key to everything. Sam Walton leadershipmotivationalinspirational There are only four things in life that matter. The first is happiness and I'll sell you the other three for a dollar. Sam Walton dollarsthings-in-lifethree Lose your smile and lose your customers. Sam Walton your-smilelosescustomers 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. Sam Walton employmentgreedsuccess I had confidence that as long as we did our work well and were good to our customers, there would be no limit to us. Sam Walton limitswould-belong Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Sam Walton team-buildingappreciateappreciation 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. Sam Walton passiondifferenceswould-be Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community. Sam Walton educationalbusinesscommitment I learned early on that one of the secrets to campus leadership was the simplest thing of all: speak to people coming down the sidewalk before they speak to you. I did that in college. I did it when I carried my papers. I would always look ahead and speak to the person coming toward me. If I knew them, I would call them by name, but even if I didn't I would still speak to them. Before long, I probably knew more students than anybody in the university, and they recognized me and considered me their friend. Sam Walton collegeleadershipnames I'd still say that visiting the stores and listening to our folks was one of the most valuable uses of my time as an executive. But really, our best ideas usually do come from the folks in the stores. Period. Sam Walton listeningopportunityideas Focus on something the customer wants, and then deliver it. Sam Walton walmartfocuswant
