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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 22 quotes by Thomas J. Watson Thomas John Watson, Sr. (February 17, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was an American businessman. He served as the chairman and CEO of International Business Machines (IBM), and oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM's distinctive management style and corporate culture, and turned the company into a highly-effective selling organization, based largely on punched card tabulating machines. A leading... Read full biography of Thomas J. Watson → 1 2 Ctrl → The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it's very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to... → 0 To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart. 0 If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate. 0 Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people. 0 All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of... → 0 Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. 0 Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of... → 0 If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up... → 0 Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000... → 0 Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new. 0 Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops. 0 You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes, make all you can. Because, remember that's where... → 0 If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work. 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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