As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for.

In retailing, the formula happens to be a basic liking for human beings, plus integrity, plus industry, plus the ability to see the other fellow's point of view.

The thought in my mind was that I must be a good merchant. If I were a good merchant, the rest would probably take care of itself.

The best way to stop a bad habit is never to begin it.

The men who have furnished me with my greatest inspiration have not been men of wealth, but men of deeds.

Every great business is built on friendship.

My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.