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

If somehow a proclamation were made that C.E.O.'s could only make a maximum of $300,000 a year, you would not have any shortage of very qualified men and women seeking the jobs.

I think the biggest single thing that causes difficulty in the business world is the short-term view. We become obsessed with it. But it forces bad decisions.

Paying your employees well is not only the right thing to do but it makes for good business.

When employees are happy, they are your very best ambassadors.

You don't have a very motivated working class, it starts to affect the dynamics of the economy. If workers are disenchanted and disenfranchised, productivity losses will go along with that.

Our attitude is that if you hire good people and pay them a fair wage, then good things will happen for the company.