Sam Walton quotes

There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.

High expectations are the key to everything.

Carlos Slim quotes (part 3)

You want to have a toy and another toy, and that's not maturity. The biggest things in life are not materials.

The year 1983 was crazy. People wanted to sell not only their investments... but also their companies.

If you are in business, you are not enjoying. You are working.

Carlos Slim quotes (part 2)

I buy companies for strategic reasons and operate them.

If Wal-Mart invests a billion dollars and others invest $100 million, Wal-Mart is going to grow more.

How can you be on top of the things you do? I think when you are involved in a business, first of all you need to know the business. After that you know the business, you can - the numbers tell you what is happening. You can read with the numbers.

Carlos Slim quotes

Any personal crisis - you have to use it to get stronger.

Profitability is coming from productivity, efficiency, management, austerity, and the way to manage the business.

At 25, I made many companies. I was thinking more like a businessman or entrepreneur than a CEO. I created many companies, small companies, medium companies. I tried to be involved in many kinds of activities, in finance, in real estate, in mining.