Sam Walton Quotes

“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.”

“If you want a successful business, your people must feel that you are working for them—not that they are working for you.”

“Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune.”

“My role has been to pick good people, and give them the maximum authority and responsibility.”

“I have never been one to dwell on reverses…it's not just a corny saying that you can make a positive out of most any negative if you work at it hard enough.”

“I can tell you this: though: after a lifetime of swimming upstream, I am convinced that one of the real secrets to Walmart's phenomenal success has been that very tendency.”

“Individuals don't win; teams do.”

“Lose your smile and lose your customers.”

“High expectations are the key to everything.”

“We let folks know we're interested in them and that they're vital to what we're doing here.”

“There's absolutely no limit to what plain, ordinary working people can accomplish if they're given the opportunity and encouragement.”

“To succeed in this world, you have to change all the time.”