Les Schwab Quotes

“Whatever you do, you must do it with gusto, you must do it in volume. It is a case of repeat, repeat, repeat.”

“Life is hard for the man who thinks he can take a short cut.”

“I hope to pass on some of my theories of business to our people, and I hope these theories are used in our business for as long as the Les Schwab Company continues.”

“I encourage you to share profits with your employees. I encourage you in every way possible to 'Build People.”

“We must constantly remind ourselves as to just why we are successful and what we must do to continue to be successful; because if we become complacent, brother it's all over with.”

“The company paid low wages and had a lower overhead. The flaw was they didn't get —with the low pay— near the quality of employees we had.”

“I was sometimes cocky; but this same cockiness helped me a lot in going through life.”

“If you make people under you successful, what happens to you? Aren't you also then successful?”

“I thought the tire business had a future. I remember telling my wife I thought I was a salesman and maybe that ability could be used in the tire business.”

“I had always wanted to be a businessman, but I didn't have any money.”

“The pressure of doing business is always there. You have to be able to handle it.”

“Whatever you do, you must do it with gusto, you must do it in volume. It is a case of repeat, repeat, repeat.”

“Life is hard for the man who thinks he can take a short cut.”

“I hope to pass on some of my theories of business to our people, and I hope these theories are used in our business for as long as the Les Schwab Company continues.”

“I encourage you to share profits with your employees. I encourage you in every way possible to 'Build People.' If you make people under you successful, what happens to you? Aren't you also then successful?”

“What nicer thing can you do with your life than to help young people build their lives into successful people.”

“I was sometimes cocky; but this same cockiness helped me a lot in going through life.”

“The company paid low wages and had a lower overhead. The flaw was they didn't get —with the low pay— near the quality of employees we had.”

“I thought the tire business had a future. I remember telling my wife I thought I was a salesman and maybe that ability could be used in the tire business.”

“I had always wanted to be a businessman, but I didn't have any money.”

“I was 33 years old and still wanting to go into a business of my own. Money was the main thing holding me up.”

“I did write this 100% with my 40 year old typewriter. I didn't have a ghost writer. I wanted it in my own words.”

“Should we fail to follow these policies toward customers and employees, I would prefer that my name be taken off the business.”