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Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#forces #growth #mere #never #result

Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#courteous #customer #make #treatment #walking

I never trust an executive who tends to pass the buck. Nor would I want to deal with him as a customer or a supplier. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#customer #deal #executive #him #i

As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#find #get #look #ready #rule

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

— James Cash Penney

#entirely #live #others #some #thinking

I was long brought up to think that it was nothing short of a crime to miss a sale. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#crime #i #long #miss #nothing

All I could determine was that it must have been a nice thing to see if it was a house you were thinking about moving into. But not so nice if it was the house you were moving out from. I could practically hear Mr Collins, who had taught my fifth-grade English class and was still the most intimidating teacher I'd ever had, yelling at me. "Amy Curry," I could still hear him intoning, "never end a sentence with a preposition!" Irked that after six hears he was still mentally correcting me, I told the Mr. Collins in my head to off fuck. ↗

— Morgan Matson

#books #funny #humour #funny

The best of merchandise will go back to the shelf unless handled by a conscientious, tactful salesman. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#best #conscientious #go #handled #merchandise

The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress. ↗

— James Cash Penney

#cooperation #friction #keystone #progress #retards

I was the kid who was drawing on tables or removing the legs of furniture. ↗

— Ty Pennington

#furniture #i #kid #legs #removing