Leaders must always put their people before themselves. If you do that, your business will take care of itself.
There’s a lot more business out there in small town America than I ever dreamed of.
Money and ownership alone aren’t enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.
Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.
Most everything I’ve done I’ve copied from somebody else.
I’ve always been driven to buck the system.
Curiosity doesn’t kill the cat; it kills the competition.
I loved retail from the beginning, and I still love it today.
It is unhealthy to marinate in your own press clippings.
We’re all working together; that’s the secret. And we’ll lower the cost of living for everyone, not just in America, but we’ll give the world an opportunity to see what it’s like to save and have a better lifestyle, a better life for all. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished ; we’ve just begun.
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.
You can make a lot of mistakes and still recover if you run an efficient operation. Or you can be brilliant and still go out of business if you’re too inefficient.
One thing my and mother and dad shared completely was their approach to money – they just didn’t spend it.
I think I overcame every single one of my personal shortcomings by the sheer passion I brought to my work. I don’t know if you’re born with this kind of passion, or if you can learn it. But I do know you need it.
Do it. Try it. Fix it.
I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part.
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.
Communicate everything you can to your associates. The more they know, the more they care. Once they care, there is no stopping them.
I not only knew I wanted to go into retailing, I also knew I wanted to go into business for myself.
It was almost as if I had a right to win. Thinking like that often seems to turn into sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy.