Obscene salaries send the wrong message through a company. The message is that all brilliance emanates from the top; that the worker on the floor of the store or the factory is insignificant.

In the final analysis, you get what you pay for.

It doesn't do much good to have a quality image, whether it's with the facility or whether it's with the merchandise, if you don't have real quality people taking care of your customers.

It doesn't do Costco any good if nobody can afford to buy anything.

I think that most of the people running companies today are motivated and pay is a small portion of the motivation.

We've always been in favor of improved wages for workers. When you have a strong middle class, they want to buy more stuff at Costco.

If we take care of the business and keep our eye on the goal line, the stock price will take care of itself.