James Cash Penney

The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.

Theory is splendid but until put into practice, it is valueless.

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

Success will always be measured by the extent to which we serve the buying public.

Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.

Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.

I built a great company, one of the – some of the most iconic assets in the world, $10 billion of net worth, more than $10 billion of net worth, and frankly, I had a great time doing it.

What right have you, save service to the world, to think that other men’s labor should contribute to your gains?

The Golden Rule finds no limit of application in business.

Our clients pay for value. London is the top city in the world, the best tax haven in the world for some and the top residential site in the city is One Hyde Park at the top end of Sloane Street.

If you ever have the good fortune to create a great advertising campaign, you will soon see another agency steal it. This is irritating, but don’t let it worry you; nobody has ever built a brand by imitating somebody else’s advertising.

I don’t know the exact details of his background but from what I have read Mr. Abramovich had a very humble start in life and has made his own luck.

Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

This is a perverse thing, personally, but I would rather be in the cycle where people are underestimating us. It gives us latitude to go out and make big bets that excite and amaze people.

My dream was to have a steady job, was not to be on the road, to exist like a guy that goes to work as a mechanic or a carpenter and knows he’s gonna have a job.

When prices go up, business goes down.

The relationship between a manufacturer and his advertising agency is almost as intimate as the relationship between a patient and his doctor. Make sure that you can life happily with your prospective client before you accept his account.

Mr. Edison was comfortably well off-he was not a money maker.

When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.

It’s a new endeavour for me. I’ve never run a territory. I’ve never talked publicly to people. I’ve got to try it just to see whether I like it.

In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create.