Driving stock up from one day to the next is not what we are about. We are about building a good company and performing for the long term. I know everyone says that, that sounds trite when I repeat it that way, but that is and has always been our attitude about our business. If we do the right things, the stock price will take care of itself, and our shareholders will be rewarded.

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.

You destroy the initiative of the working people if they don't feel they have a fighting chance to be a part of the American Dream.

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

Driving stock up from one day to the next is not what we are about. We are about building a good company and performing for the long term. I know everyone says that, that sounds trite when I repeat it that way, but that is and has always been our attitude about our business. If we do the right things, the stock price will take care of itself, and our shareholders will be rewarded.

It's like heroin: You do a little and you want a little bit more. Raising prices is the easy way.