James Cash Penney Biography | Inspiration Quotations | Motivation Quotes

 James Cash Penney Motivational Quotations:

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

•  “Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.”

• “Clock watchers never seem to be having a good time.”

• “Change is vital, improvement the logical form of change.”

•  “The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.”

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

•  “The five separate fingers are five independent units. Close them and the fist multiplies strength. This is organization.”

•  “The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress.”

•  “Change is vital, improvement the logical form of change.”

•  “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.”

•  “I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life's problems.”

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

  

•  “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.”

•  “Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.”

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

•  “No matter what his position or experience in life, there is in everyone more latent than developed ability; far more unused than used power.”

•  “Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.”

•  “Selling is our No. 1 job. Never get away from selling a lot of merchandise personally. The more you sell the more you learn.”

•  “Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement.”

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

•  “The well-satisfied customer will bring the repeat sale that counts.”​
  

  

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

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

•  “Salesmanship is limitless. Our very living is selling. We are all salespeople.”

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

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

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

•  “The men who have furnished me with my greatest inspiration have not been men of wealth, but men of deeds.”

•  “We get real results only in proportion to the real values we give.”

•  “There has never been a time when a career in the Penney Company was not a challenge that brought out the best in a man.”

•  “Do not primarily train men to work. Train them to serve willingly and intelligently.”

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

•  “A store's best advertisement is the service its goods render, for upon such service rest the future, the good-will, of an organization.”

•  “The disciplined are free.”

•  “The greatest teacher I know is the job itself.”

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

•  “Too many would-be executives are slaves of routine.”

•  “A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.”

•  “I believe in trusting men, not only once but twice - in giving a failure another chance.”

•  “The problem with the bronco is to get on and stay on. This is the problem with the Golden Rule-to understand and apply.”

•  “The thought in my mind was that I must be a good merchant. If I were a good merchant, the rest would probably take care of itself.”

•  “It was always my practice to train salespeople under my direct supervision, and to treat children with the utmost consideration.”

•  “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.”

•  “We can serve our customers well only if our buying jobs are right. You cannot sell if you haven't ordered wanted goods into your store.”

•  “I believe a man is better anchored who has a belief in the Supreme Being.”

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