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John Wanamaker quotes

American Businessman July 11, 1838 – December 12, 1922

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I learned thirty years ago that it is foolish to scold. I have enough trouble overcoming my own limitations without fretting over the fact that God has not seen fit to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence. John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker quote: "People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner..."
People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness. John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker quote: "It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people..."
It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then merely at dinner parties. John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker quote: "It's easy to work for somebody else; all you have to do is..."
It's easy to work for somebody else; all you have to do is show up. John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker quote: "Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have..."
Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own. John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker quote: "I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I..."
I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half. John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker quote: "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble..."
Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half. John Wanamaker
Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the advertising but in the detrimental effect produced upon the customer, who believes she has been misled. John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker quote: "Nothing comes merely by thinking about it."
Nothing comes merely by thinking about it. John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker quote: "When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is king."
When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is king. John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker quote: "Keep up the old standards, and day by day raise them higher."
Keep up the old standards, and day by day raise them higher. John Wanamaker
John Wanamaker quote: "Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be..."
Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with. John Wanamaker

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