Author: James Sinegal

Quotes

If we take care of the business and keep our eye on the goal line, the stock price will take care of itself.

If we take care of the business and keep our eye on the goal line, the stock price will take care of itself.

- James Sinegal

If you hire good people, give them good jobs, and pay them good wages, generally something good is going to happen.

If you hire good people, give them good jobs, and pay them good wages, generally something good is going to happen.

- James Sinegal

When employees are happy, they are your very best ambassadors.

When employees are happy, they are your very best ambassadors.

- James Sinegal

If somehow a proclamation were made that C.E.O.'s could only make a maximum of $300,000 a year, you would not have any shortage of very qualified men and women seeking the jobs.

If somehow a proclamation were made that C.E.O.'s could only make a maximum of $300,000 a year, you would not have any shortage of very qualified men and women seeking the jobs.

- James Sinegal

It doesn't do Costco any good if nobody can afford to buy anything.

It doesn't do Costco any good if nobody can afford to buy anything.

- James Sinegal

You just can't get too focused on worrying about what's going to happen in the next quarter. You have to worry about where the business is headed long-term.

You just can't get too focused on worrying about what's going to happen in the next quarter. You have to worry about where the business is headed long-term.

- James Sinegal

Paying your employees well is not only the right thing to do but it makes for good business.

Paying your employees well is not only the right thing to do but it makes for good business.

- James Sinegal

If you've got to work for the rest of your life, you'd better do something you'll enjoy.

If you've got to work for the rest of your life, you'd better do something you'll enjoy.

- James Sinegal

We would rather have our employees running our business.

We would rather have our employees running our business.

- James Sinegal

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