Quotes by James Sinegal

• We would rather have our employees running our business.
• You don't have a very motivated working class, it starts to affect the dynamics of the economy. If workers are disenchanted and disenfranchised, productivity losses will go along with that.
• 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.
• When employees are happy, they are your very best ambassadors.
• One of the strengths of our nation has always been a strong middle class who could afford their own homes and send their children to school.
• We've always been in favor of improved wages for workers. When you have a strong middle class, they want to buy more stuff at Costco.
• 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 always strive to be the best in the wage package.
• It doesn't do Costco any good if nobody can afford to buy anything.
• In the final analysis, you get what you pay for.
• If we take care of the business and keep our eye on the goal line, the stock price will take care of itself.
• We want to turn our inventory faster than our people.
• We are a company that promotes 100% within the company.