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

Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.

Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

There's no better friend to any merchant than a fair competitor.

It was always my practice to train salespeople under my direct supervision, and to treat children with the utmost consideration.

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

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.