I learned early on that one of the secrets to campus leadership was the simplest thing of all: speak to people coming down the sidewalk before they speak to you. I did that in college. I did it when I carried my papers. I would always look ahead and speak to the person coming toward me. If I knew them, I would call them by name, but even if I didn't I would still speak to them. Before long, I probably knew more students than anybody in the university, and they recognized me and considered me their friend. - Sam Walton
Keep everybody guessing as to what your next trick is going to be. Don't become too predictable. - Sam Walton
We let folks know we're interested in them and that they're vital to us. cause they are. - Sam Walton
I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work. - Thomas Edison
Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged. - Thomas Edison
Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. - Thomas Edison
Set a goal to achieve something that is so big, so exhilarating that it excites you and scares you at the same time. - Bob Proctor
One difference between successful people and all the rest is that successful people take action. - Bob Proctor
Science and psychology have isolated that one prime cause for success or failure in life. It is the hidden self-image you have of yourself. - Bob Proctor