Wanamaker Quotes & Sayings

It's easy to work for somebody else; all you have to do is show up. — John Wanamaker

When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is king. — John Wanamaker

My mother was adorable, a great giggler. My father was very strong and could be quite frightening. — Zoe Wanamaker

Keep up the old standards, and day by day raise them higher. — John Wanamaker

If we could only make our hands move as actively as our tongues, what wonders we could accomplish! Almost everyone loves to hear his own voice. It is so easy, too! Yet if we could say less and do more for each other's good, not alone would every home be happier, but communities would be enriched thereby. Instead of criticism by speech, to show someone a better way to do a thing would be of much greater value. — John Wanamaker

I'm constantly intimidated by Shakespeare's work. Trying to decipher what he's saying and holding on to that thought - not just as an actor, but as a human being - is a rigour. — Zoe Wanamaker

Many persons have an idea that one cannot be in business and lead an upright life, whereas the truth is that no one succeeds in business to any great extent, who misleads or misrepresents. — John Wanamaker

Courtesies cannot be borrowed like snow shovels; you must have some of your own. — John Wanamaker

And children? 'I don't have any regrets about not having had children. What's the point? It's just something else to beat yourself up over. — Zoe Wanamaker

Nothing comes merely by thinking about it. — John Wanamaker

Shakespeare showed me that once I understand the rules, I can break them. — Zoe Wanamaker

I don't want to be a director, or to have responsibility for hundreds of people. — Zoe Wanamaker

Any seeming deception in a statement is costly, not only in the expense of the advertising but in the detrimental effect produced upon the customer, who believes she has been misled. — John Wanamaker

I was hoping Miss Lucy Webster," Mrs. Travers began, nodding to the young lady standing beside her, a young lady Wilhelmina realized must be Miss Griswold's stepsister, "was mistaken when she sought me out and whispered that she'd seen you disappear with Mr. Wanamaker, but . . . clearly that is not the case. So . . . explain yourself, Miss Radcliff." "Ah . . . well, you see . . ." "I'll take it from here, darling," Edgar said, moving a step away from the bench he'd risen from the moment Mrs. Travers had marched into the room. Presenting Mrs. Travers with a bow, he straightened. "Allow me to assure you, Mrs. Travers, that there is absolutely nothing untoward transpiring at the moment. In fact, it is my great pleasure to disclose to you that, right in the midst of your delightful ball, Miss Wilhelmina Radcliff has finally agreed to become . . . my wife. — Jen Turano

Confidence! Confidence! Confidence! That is your capital. — John Wanamaker

John Wanamaker, founder of the stores that bear his name, once confessed: I learned thirty years ago that it is foolish to scold. I have enough trouble overcoming my own limitations without fretting over the fact that God has not seen fit to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence. — Dale Carnegie

I don't know any woman who is happy with her looks. I certainly wouldn't want to be friends with anyone who was. — Zoe Wanamaker

My father's death from prostate cancer in 1993 was tragic. He never complained about pain. He was a fighter. By the time he was ready to die he wasn't able to die in the way that he wanted to, which seemed an outrage to me. — Zoe Wanamaker

I don't have the confidence to be a personality. — Zoe Wanamaker

Shakespeare's taught me that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head. — Zoe Wanamaker

I have lots of passions - gardens, art, music and reading. I have eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books. — Zoe Wanamaker

problems with some of the reviews/ratings in Amazon's App Store. What these problems mean for you is that an app's ratings/reviews can likely only be partially trusted (and if they can only be partially trusted, what's the point: How do you know when you can (and when you can't) trust the ratings/reviews? (John Wanamaker's famous adage about advertising relates here: "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.")) I love Amazon, I love the KF, and I love the Amazon App Store, but these are all issues that should probably be addressed. In the meantime, the best solution I can think of is to — The App Bible

I cannot too greatly emphasize the importance and value of Bible study - more important than ever before in these days of uncertainties, when men and woman are apt to decide questions from the standpoint of expediency rather than the eternal principles laid down by God, Himself. — John Wanamaker

Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half. — John Wanamaker

A sharp ringing of a bell suddenly split the air, signaling that the quadrille was soon to begin. Realizing that the ladies shielding her from view were going to have to take their seats, Wilhelmina began backing as quickly as she could underneath the chair behind her, her only thought being to make an escape as quietly as possible. She'd gotten halfway underneath the chair before her bustle, dratted contraption that it was, snagged on the underside of the chair. Before she could get herself free, a loud clearing of a throat sent a sense of dread flowing through her veins. Lifting her head, she refused a sigh when her gaze was caught and held by none other than the gentleman she'd been hoping to avoid. Mr. Edgar Wanamaker. — Jen Turano

People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness. — John Wanamaker

You can never ride on the wave that came in and went out yesterday. — John Wanamaker

Let those who follow me continue to build with the plumb of honor, the level of truth, and the square of integrity, education, courtesy and mutuality. — John Wanamaker

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that, and then merely at dinner parties. — John Wanamaker

Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with. — John Wanamaker

I know that half of my advertising dollars are wasted ... I just don't know which half. — John Wanamaker

I absolutely hate clothes shopping, though I love clothes. It's my idea of heaven to be handed things to wear. — Zoe Wanamaker

I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half. — John Wanamaker

The customer is always right! John Wanamaker must be turning in his grave. If you're a customer today, you're an intruder. — Cleveland Amory

A man's not doing much until the cause he works for possesses all there is of him. Desire, when harnessed, is power. — John Wanamaker

No mistake or failure is as bad as to stop and not try again. — John Wanamaker

Gratitude takes three forms: a feeling in the heart, an expression in words, and a giving in return. — John Wanamaker

'As You Like It' was the first Shakespeare production I ever did. — Zoe Wanamaker

In writing advertising it must always be kept in mind that the customer often knows more about the goods than the advertising writers because they have had experience in buying them ... — John Wanamaker