I had to pick myself up and get on with it, do it all over again, only even better this time.

I probably have traveled and walked into more variety stores than anybody in America. I am just trying to get ideas, any kind of ideas that will help our company. Most of us don't invent ideas. We take the best ideas from someone else.

Capital isn't hard to find; intuition, yes.

I pay low wages. I can take advantage of that. We're going to be successful, but the basis is a very low-wage, low-benefit model of employment.

There's absolutely no limit to what plain, ordinary, working people can accomplish if they're given the opportunity and encouragement to do their best.

Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.

There is only one boss. The customer.