After a lifetime of swimming upstream, I am convinced that one of the real secrets to Wal-mart's phenomenal success has been that very tendency.

Great ideas come from everywhere if you just listen and look for them. You never know who's going to have a great idea.

Share your profits with all your associates, and treat them as partners. In turn, they will treat you as a partner, and together you will all perform beyond your wildest expectations.

The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best, but legendary.

If you love your work, you'll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you - like a fever.

We're all working together; that's the secret.

Communicate everything you can to your associates. The more they know, the more they care. Once they care, there is no stopping them.