I've owned about 18 airplanes over the years, and I've never bought one of them new.

I guess in all my years, what I heard more than anything else was: a mere town cannot support a discount store for very long.

Information is power, and the gain you get from empowering your associates more than offsets the risk of informing your competitor.

I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been.

The two most important words I ever wrote were on that first Wal-Mart sign, ‘Satisfaction Guaranteed’. They're still up there, and they have made all the difference.

We're all working together; that's the secret. And we'll lower the cost of living for everyone, not just in America, but we'll give the world an opportunity to see what it's like to save and have a better lifestyle, a better life for all. We're proud of what we've accomplished ; we've just begun.

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.