I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life's problems.

Selling is our No. 1 job. Never get away from selling a lot of merchandise personally. The more you sell the more you learn

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

It is always the start that requires the greatest effort.

Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.

I believe a man is better anchored who has a belief in the Supreme Being.

In setting up a business under the name and meaning of the Golden Rule, I was publicly binding myself, in my business relations, to a principle which had been a real and intimate part of my family upbringing. Our idea was to make money and build business through serving the community with fair dealing and honest value.