I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It's still my symbol of rebellion -- against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others' ideas.


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Salesmanship, too, is an art; the perfection of its technique requires study and practice.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
Every man must decide for himself whether he shall master his world or be mastered by it.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
The Golden Rule finds no limit of application in business.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
Salesmanship is limitless. Our very living is selling. We are all salespeople.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
The well-satisfied customer will bring the repeat sale that counts.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life's problems.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
Exchange ideas frequently.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
Success cannot come from standstill men. Methods change and men must change with them.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
The best of merchandise will go back to the shelf unless handled by a conscientious, tactful salesma...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
It is always the start that requires the greatest effort.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
Change is vital, improvement the logical form of change.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
It is the service we are not obliged to give that people value most.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
Luck is always the last refuge of laziness and incompetence.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
The five separate fingers are five independent units. Close them and the fist multiplies strength. T...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
Clock watchers never seem to be having a good time.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is neces...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
I cannot remember a time when the Golden Rule was not my motto and precept, the torch that guided my...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the q...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
I believe a man is better anchored who has a belief in the Supreme Being.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
I've flown out of character so many times. In that sense I've been lucky, because I've b...
JUNE CARTER CASH
The men who have furnished me with my greatest inspiration have not been men of wealth, but men of d...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
No matter what his position or experience in life, there is in everyone more latent than developed a...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
There's no better friend to any merchant than a fair competitor.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
The thought in my mind was that I must be a good merchant. If I were a good merchant, the rest would...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
Selling is our No. 1 job. Never get away from selling a lot of merchandise personally. The more you ...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
No company can afford not to move forward. It may be at the top of the heap today but at the bottom ...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
My mom was basically a nonentity in the entire film except for the mad little psycho who hated his c...
JUNE CARTER CASH
They were just people who were deeply in love with each other and couldn't be together at first. He ...
JUNE CARTER CASH
One morning, about four o'clock," recalls June, "I was driving my car just about as fast as I could....
JUNE CARTER CASH
Reese Witherspoon does a sensational job
JUNE CARTER CASH
One morning, about four o'clock, I was driving my car just about as fast as I could. I thought, ...
JUNE CARTER CASH
Too many would-be executives are slaves of routine.
JAMES CASH PENNEY
It was always my practice to train salespeople under my direct supervision, and to treat children wi...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
So I come back again to the condition that the Golden Rule, if one adopts it, is a difficult master ...
JAMES CASH PENNEY
We're more effective than birth control pills.
JOHNNY CARSON
Swimming gave me my start, but my pal Tarzan did the real work. He set me up nicely.
JOHNNY WEISSMULLER
If you take everything personally and to heart, it will tear you apart. Take criticism, learn, adjus...
JOHNNY IUZZINI
I grew my beard out a little bit just to show that, indeed, I am a man.
JOHNNY WEIR
I don't pretend to be captain weird. I just do what I do.
JOHNNY DEPP
If someone is being bullied or feels like an outsider, and they relate to something that I've do...
JOHNNY DEPP
There is nothing on earth that could ever make me want to relive certain years of my life when I was...
JOHNNY DEPP