Author: Stanley Marcus

Quotes

Deciding taste is egotistical, but that's how taste is established, by somebody having the courage to say, 'I don't want to sell that.'

Deciding taste is egotistical, but that's how taste is established, by somebody having the courage to say, 'I don't want to sell that.'

- Stanley Marcus

I suspect that most retailers are so busy buying goods, taking care of markdowns, and so on that they have too little time to give thought to creativity.

I suspect that most retailers are so busy buying goods, taking care of markdowns, and so on that they have too little time to give thought to creativity.

- Stanley Marcus

If you demand the best, sometimes you get it.

If you demand the best, sometimes you get it.

- Stanley Marcus

Running a fashion business takes the heart of a good gambler. You're always dealing with new things. And there's no guarantee that anything new is going to be successful.

Running a fashion business takes the heart of a good gambler. You're always dealing with new things. And there's no guarantee that anything new is going to be successful.

- Stanley Marcus

I love to sell, to visualize something for someone and make them see it.

I love to sell, to visualize something for someone and make them see it.

- Stanley Marcus

Owners of valuable works of art don't give to institutions that don't provide good air conditioning and have good shows.

Owners of valuable works of art don't give to institutions that don't provide good air conditioning and have good shows.

- Stanley Marcus

I'm lucky that I was in retailing during the time that I call the golden age of retailing.

I'm lucky that I was in retailing during the time that I call the golden age of retailing.

- Stanley Marcus

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