"I'm not afraid to take risks."

"I've learned to delegate, but I still like to be involved in the details."

"I probably have traveled and walked into more variety stores than anybody in America. I am just trying to get ideas, any kind of ideas that will help our company. Most of us don't invent ideas. We tak…"

"Sam later claimed that he had spent more time in Kmart stores than any Kmart executive... Unlike many businesspeople, Sam never focused on the weaknesses or problems of his competitors, he only looked…"

"I like to keep things simple. And I like to keep them cheap."