In every man s life there lies latent energy. There is, however, a spark that, if kindled, will set the whole being afire, and he will become a human dynamo, capable of accomplishing almost anything to which he aspires.

I was long brought up to think that it was nothing short of a crime to miss a sale.

Clock watchers never seem to be having a good time.

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.

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

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.

Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.