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

"I'm just a simple country boy."

"The small stores were just destined to disappear, at least in the numbers they once existed, because the whole thing is driven by the customers, who are free to choose where to shop."

"No matter how you slice it in the retail business, payroll is one of the most crucial things you have to fight to maintain your profit margin. That was true then, and it is still true today."

"To succeed in this world, you have to change all the time."