I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life's problems.
Interpretation
Hard work is essential to overcome life's challenges, not making excuses.
In this quote, James Cash Penney emphasizes the importance of hard work as the fundamental solution to the various problems one may face in life. He dismisses the notion of excuses, suggesting that instead of seeking reasons for failure, individuals should focus on diligent effort to achieve their goals and navigate through difficulties.
In practice
In a motivational talk at a conference about overcoming adversity.
The friendly smile, the word of greeting, are certainly something fleeting and seemingly insubstantial. You canβt take them with you. But they work for good beyond your power to measure their influence. It is the service we are not obliged to give that people value most.
How can we expect our children to know and experience the joy of giving unless we teach them that the greater pleasure in life lies in the art of giving rather than receiving.
A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.
Every man must decide for himself whether he shall master his world or be mastered by it.
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Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement.
I am not a has-been. I am a will be.
Doing your best means never stop trying.
Human capital will go where it is wanted, and it will stay where it is well treated. It cannot be driven; it can only be attracted.
The more I run, the more I want to run, and the more I live a life conditioned and influenced and fashioned by my running. And the more I run, the more certain I am that I am heading for my real goal: to become the person I am.
You can be whoever you choose to become in the future, just do it. Just see it and visualize it and every day of your life project that about yourself.
Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.
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