I don't think we'll win every election.

You can't sell for less if you're spending more,

You can't take a store that is a struggling store anyway and add a bunch of people and a bunch of work rules that cause you to even be in worse shape.

Health care is one of the most difficult challenges facing this country. Solving this requires a national solution ... it requires all of us working together. At Wal-Mart, we are determined to do our part and lead.

I don't like to think it's about image. What we want to do are things of substance.

In a challenging retail environment, I am pleased to report our first year with net earnings in excess of $6 billion and our first-ever quarter with earnings over $2 billion,

If you had all the small businesses who employed 1.5 million people collectively, would there be individual instances of issues?

Inflation in the U.S. appears to be well under control, ... The only real economic concern I have is that oil prices will erase improvements in employment and real income for an important portion of our customer base.

The consumer still seems to us to be very cautious and probably will remain so until we see improvement in employment,

Even with the lingering impacts of the hurricanes, and the impact of higher energy prices, I believe we will have a good holiday season.