No serious-minded man should have time for the mediocre in any phase of his living.

I believe in trusting men, not only once but twice - in giving a failure another chance.

There has never been a time when a career in the Penney Company was not a challenge that brought out the best in a man.

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

Salesmanship, too, is an art; the perfection of its technique requires study and practice.

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

Every man must decide for himself whether he shall master his world or be mastered by it.