Sam Walton Quotes

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  • 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.

  • Focus on something the customer wants, and then deliver it.

    Want  
    Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.229, Bantam
  • 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.

    "2010 BPM and Workflow Handbook" by Layna Fischer, Future Strategies Inc., (p. 178), 2010.
  • I think my constant fiddling and meddling with the status quo may have been one of my biggest contributions to the later success of Wal-Mart.

    Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.34, Bantam
  • The key to success is to get out into the store and listen to what the associates have to say. It's terribly important for everyone to get involved. Our best ideas come from clerks and stockboys.

    Ideas   Keys  
  • 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 (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.19, Bantam
  • Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else.

    Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.314, Bantam
  • Take the best out of everything and adapt it to your needs.

  • There’s a lot more business out there in small town America than I ever dreamed of.

  • If one of our customers comes into the store without a smile, I'll give them one of mine.

    Giving  
  • I believe in always having goals, and always setting them high.

    Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.313, Bantam
  • The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best, but legendary.

  • I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part.

  • 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.

    Way  
    Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.317, Bantam
  • If you want a successful business, your people must feel that you are working for them - not that they are working for you.

    People   Want  
  • 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.

    Success  
    "Why Google Is Like Wal-Mart". "Wired", April 21, 2005.
  • 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.

    Attributed in "The 101 Greatest Business Principles of All Time" by Leslie Pockell, November 23, 2004.
  • Keep everybody guessing as to what your next trick is going to be. Don't become too predictable.

    Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.315, Bantam
  • Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune

  • Share your profits with all your associates, and treat them as partners. In turn, they will treat you as a partner, and together you will all perform beyond your wildest expectations.

    Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.314, Bantam
  • I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been.

    Success  
    Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.61, Bantam
  • Individuals don't win in business, teams do.

  • Job security lasts only as long as the customer is satisfied. Nobody owes anybody else a living.

    Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.234, Bantam
  • Celebrate your success and find humor in your failures. Don't take yourself so seriously. Loosen up and everyone around you will loosen up. Have fun and always show enthusiasm. When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.

  • The secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want

    Giving   Secret  
    Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.221, Bantam
  • We let folks know we're interested in them and that they're vital to us. cause they are.

  • Information is power, and the gain you get from empowering your associates more than offsets the risk of informing your competitor.

    Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.315, Bantam
  • Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.

  • The job of senior management is to cultivate an environment where store managers can learn from the market and from each other.

  • Loosen up, and everybody around you will loosen up.

    Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.316, Bantam
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