Top 28 Quotes by James Sinegal

If somehow a proclamation were made that C.E.O.'s could only make a maximum of $300,000 a year, you would not have any shortage of very qualified men and women seeking the jobs.

You destroy the initiative of the working people if they don't feel they have a fighting chance to be a part of the American Dream.

Obscene salaries send the wrong message through a company. The message is that all brilliance emanates from the top; that the worker on the floor of the store or the factory is insignificant.

We always strive to be the best in the wage package.

Paying good wages is not in opposition to good productivity.

It doesn't do Costco any good if nobody can afford to buy anything.

It doesn't do much good to have a quality image, whether it's with the facility or whether it's with the merchandise, if you don't have real quality people taking care of your customers.

If you've got to work for the rest of your life, you'd better do something you'll enjoy.

You just can't get too focused on worrying about what's going to happen in the next quarter. You have to worry about where the business is headed long-term.

We want to turn our inventory faster than our people.