It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit. - Socrates
The truth is when those Butler Brothers folks turned down my discounting idea, I got a little angry, and maybe that helped me decide to swim upstream on my own. - Sam Walton
I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part. - Sam Walton
If I had to single out one element in my life that has made a difference for me, it would be a passion to compete. - Sam Walton
Somehow over the years people have gotten the impression that Wal-Mart was...just this great idea that turned into an overnight success. But...it was an outgrowth of everything we'd been doing since [1945]...And like most overnight successes, it was about twenty years in the making. - Sam Walton
The biggest issue that small businesses face involves working capital, because they have to pay for everything upfront.
Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth. - Thomas Edison
I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world. - Thomas Edison
Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless. - Thomas Edison
I do not believe in God of the theologians; but that there is a supreme intelligence I do not doubt. - Thomas Edison
