James Cash Penney Quotes

American - Businessman | September 16, 1875 - February 12, 1971

No business can succeed in any great degree without being properly organized.

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Salesmanship, too, is an art; the perfection of its technique requires study and practice.

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Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.

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No serious-minded man should have time for the mediocre in any phase of his living.

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There's no better friend to any merchant than a fair competitor.

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I cannot remember a time when the Golden Rule was not my motto and precept, the torch that guided my footsteps.

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Determine to do some thinking for yourself. Don't live entirely upon the thoughts of others. Don't be an automaton.

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It is the service we are not obliged to give that people value most.

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Every man must decide for himself whether he shall master his world or be mastered by it.

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Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.

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No company can afford not to move forward. It may be at the top of the heap today but at the bottom of the heap tomorrow, if it doesn't.

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My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.

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