Our attitude is that if you hire good people and pay them a fair wage, then good things will happen for the company.

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.

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.

When employees are happy, they are your very best ambassadors.

I think the biggest single thing that causes difficulty in the business world is the short-term view. We become obsessed with it. But it forces bad decisions.

Obscene salaries send the wrong message through a company.

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.

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.

If we take care of the business and keep our eye on the goal line, the stock price will take care of itself.

Paying good wages is not in opposition to good productivity.

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

The middle [those rough patches that come before the completion of our milestones] is only a temporal place, never settle there or cut corners to get out!

My imagination is a twisted place.

People really need to show up early to hear Hollis Brown. They are just an unbelievable live band.

Don't let the old story repeat itself now. Arm yourself with all that's happened.

When you smile it's like the sun coming up.

It's the same old story. Nothing in this world happens unless white folks says it happens. And therein lies the problem of being a professional black storyteller - writer, musician, filmmaker.

The reality of it, excuse me, is when you're in the public they already have a perception of you, ... And that can be a little awkward.

To allow myself to be loved by God in my deepest brokenness is to experience a love that defies human comprehension.

I think that religion is an integral part of human needs, but the question also is how you understand religion.

You know how most dogs lick you on the cheek? If you're sleeping and not ready for it, my dog, Joe, will get his tongue inside your mouth. It's by far the worst kiss I've ever had.