Gordon Selfridge Quotes & Sayings

The customer is always right. — Harry Gordon Selfridge

Excite the mind, and the hand will reach for the pocket. — Harry Gordon Selfridge

The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says I; The leader says WE. The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, GO; the leader says Lets GO! — Harry Gordon Selfridge

There are no hard times for good ideas. — Harry Gordon Selfridge

The boss depends on authority; the leader on goodwill. — Harry Gordon Selfridge

Sanity is to the mind, insanity is for the heart,
Docility is to the mind, wildness is to the heart,
Tamable is the mind, Untamable is the heart,
Freedom is to the mind, cages are for the heart. — Pushpa Rana

The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says 'I'; The leader says 'We'. — Harry Gordon Selfridge

The boss says 'I'; the leader, 'we'. — Harry Gordon Selfridge

Whenever I may be tempted to slack up and let the business run for awhile on its own impetus, I picture my competitor sitting at a desk in his opposition house, thinking and thinking with the most devilish intensity and clearness, and I ask myself what I can do to be prepared for his next brilliant move. — Harry Gordon Selfridge

There is no guarantee what will give you happiness any which way. I know many married people who are unhappy. — Sakshi Tanwar

I find that one of the most important things, as a writer, is to just show up - to just stay in the chair and fight through the difficult patches. As long as you're at the desk, and you're willing to fight it out, eventually the right words will come. — Eric Schlosser

Get the confidence of the public and you will have no difficulty in getting their patronage. — Harry Gordon Selfridge

Losing her was the worst of it, but loving her hurt almost as much sometimes. — Catherine M. Wilson

People will sit up and take notice of you if you will sit up and take notice of what makes them sit up and take notice. — Harry Gordon Selfridge

I don't see as many movies as I used to. Or, I should say, as many movies as I would like to. — Matt Damon

Basically, the two churches are bound together much more intimately than most Christians think. Should the Roman Church fall, the Protestant churches won't rush in and fill the void. They will fall soon afterward. The Catholic express and the Protestant choo-choo are rolling on the same rails, and if the bridge washes out, both are destined for the gulch. In the long run, Protestants stand to lose as much from the mortality of Jesus as do the Catholics. We can't expect any support from them. Except maybe the Unitarians. They'll embrace any heresy, I understand. — Tom Robbins

The consumer is always right. — Harry Gordon Selfridge