James Cash Penney
James Cash Penney
James Cash "J.C." Penney, Jr.was an American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the J. C. Penney stores in 1902...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth16 September 1875
CountryUnited States of America
James Cash Penney quotes about
forced hard
I would never have amounted to anything were it not for adversity. I was forced to come up the hard way.
american-businessman
Salesmanship is limitless. Our very living is selling. We are all salespeople.
clerk goal goals man stock
Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I'll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I'll give you a stock clerk.
became grateful grew meet stronger
I am grateful for all my problems. After each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties.
american-businessman proportion results values
We get real results only in proportion to the real values we give.
geniuses gift hard talk themselves work
Geniuses themselves don't talk about the gift of genius, they just talk about hard work and long hours.
responsibility
Responsibility is always a sign of trust.
inspirational-life matter used
No matter what his position or experience in life, there is in everyone more latent than developed ability; far more unused than used power.
educational loyal-customers satisfaction
Every great business is built on friendship.
running jobs giving
Intelligence is the effort to do the best you can at your particular job; the quality that gives dignity to that job, whether it happens to be scrubbing a floor or running a corporation.
succeed degrees organized
No business can succeed in any great degree without being properly organized.
time-management good-times economy
Clock watchers never seem to be having a good time.
men careers challenges
There has never been a time when a career in the Penney Company was not a challenge that brought out the best in a man.
men economy method
Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.