Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Doug McMillon - Page 2

Representing a company with the largest and one of the most diverse groups of associates in the U.S., and an even more diverse customer base of tens of millions of customers, we believe we should stay engaged to try to influence decisions in a positive way and help bring people together.

I think one of the keys is to celebrate intelligent failures and when things don't work, learn from those. Celebrate learning more than we celebrate the failure itself.

As we make investments in technology and learn how to automate things, we want our people to learn that and go with us.

For years, we've asked our suppliers to prioritize the talent and diversity of their sales teams calling on our company.

Fuel prices are really a pressure point, and they have had an impact on food and other things as well.

We want everyone at Walmart to feel comfortable coming to work.

We cannot let the competition beat us on price.

I'm a basketball guy.

Regardless of the administration or who's in Congress, when you look at the outcomes of what what's been happening, there are opportunities for us to invest in infrastructure, to create more equity, to invest in new technologies, to create future - jobs focused on the future not industries from the past.

I think the first thing that goes through my mind, when I think about corporate tax, is that we need to think about where we set the rate on a global basis, and make sure that the U.S. is competitive.

We want to serve the country. We want to help the country get stronger.

That transition to a digital age, to a forward looking country, needs to happen.

We hope to contribute to bringing the country together as it relates to things like inclusion. But we hope to help other - solve other problems, too, if we're asked.

I think the country needs to come together and solve problems.

We want everybody to feel comfortable shopping at Walmart.

I will continue to strongly advocate on behalf of our associates and customers, and urge our elected officials to do their part to promote a more just, tolerant and diverse society.

We're not proud, we're not egotistical. If someone is doing something better than we are, let's copy and paste when we should and when we can.

Retail is about change. It's challenging and fast-paced. It's a team sport.

I went to graduate school and paid good money to get an education that's worth something, but I learned more in the first six months at Wal-Mart than I learned in 5 1/2 years of post-secondary education.

We are a retailer - we are a merchant. That is our business. But we look for places to make a positive difference. There is such a thing as a double bottom line, whether it is the wage increase or what we do with environmental sustainability to limit waste.

That's one of the best things about my job: I get to tell the world about the innovative and meaningful things our people are doing every day.

Respect for the individual is one of our core beliefs at Walmart.

There are things about retail that are not enjoyable.

As businesses, as communities, as families, and friends, we need to go forward remembering that we're all connected in one way or another.

One of the realities of fresh and perishable food is if you don't sell it, you throw it away or give it away.

You've got to be able to manage change. You've got to be able to learn new tasks.

Purchasing items made in the U.S. for our stores here or Canadian goods for our stores in Canada makes good business sense because it allows us to ensure greater customer relevance and reduce delivery times.

When I saw Jet.com, I saw a strong team.

You can compare the retail business to basketball. You have to have a plan, you have to hustle, you have to rely on each other, and there's a scoreboard on the wall.

Walmart was built on the idea that we could give our customers access to the items they need every day at the lowest prices by eliminating waste and managing our expenses better than the competition.

Society expects things of leading companies and sometimes we should take a stance on something.

The future is not going to be driven exclusively by technology, but by people.

Usually supply chains operate quietly behind the scenes.

Clearly, Amazon is teaching the world what's possible.

We are committed to supporting the economic growth of India and this includes providing a resource to local partners and taking 'Made in India' products global.

There's only so much we can do from the home office to merchandise a store well. If you live in that community and work in that store, you know more about what you should be featuring and the actionality on an end cap than someone from Bentonville, Arkansas does.

We do not want to sell anything that offends people.

We just don't want to sell products that make anyone uncomfortable.

I love electronics.

We will continue to help communities prepare for - and recover from - the unexpected.