Sam Walton
Sam Walton
Samuel Moore "Sam" Waltonwas an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth29 March 1918
CityKingfisher, OK
CountryUnited States of America
service-culture giving stores
If one of our customers comes into the store without a smile, I'll give them one of mine.
motivational leadership educational
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.
succeed world this-world
To succeed in this world, you have to change all the time.
opposites way chance
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.
things-in-life four matter
There are only four things in life that matter. The first is happiness and I'll sell you the other three for a dollar.
celebrate
Celebrate your successes. Find some humor in your failures.
encouraging succeed fronts
You can't just keep doing what works one time, everything around you is changing. To succeed, stay out in front of change.
inspirational years long
I guess in all my years, what I heard more than anything else was: a mere town cannot support a discount store for very long.
wanted retailing
I not only knew I wanted to go into retailing, I also knew I wanted to go into business for myself.
senior teamwork jobs
The job of senior management is to cultivate an environment where store managers can learn from the market and from each other.
retail today stills
I loved retail from the beginning, and I still love it today.
unhealthy presses
It is unhealthy to marinate in your own press clippings.