Quotes from Sam Walton

What we guard against around here is people saying, 'Let's think about it.' We make a decision. Then we act on it.

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.

Business is a competitive endeavor, and job security lasts only as long as the customer is satisfied. Nobody owes anybody else a living. To

If American business is going to prevail, and be competitive, we're going to have to get accustomed to the idea that business conditions change, and that survivors have to adapt to those changing conditions. Business is a competitive endeavor, and job security lasts only as long as the customer is satisfied. Nobody owes anybody else a living.

If you love your work, you'll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you - like a fever.

We're all working together; that's the secret.

Give ordinary folk the chance to buy the same things as rich people.

Leaders must always put their people before themselves. If you do that, your business will take care of itself.

Individuals don't win in business, teams do.

Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else.

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

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.