Thomas Watson, Jr. Quotes
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The only sacred cow is an organisation should be its basic philosophy of doing business.
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When someone gives the hospital a gift of $5 and you know he can afford less than that, thank him profusely. When someone gives the hospital a gift of $5,000 and you know he could afford five times that, say "that will help."
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The worst possible thing ... was to lie dead in the water with any problem. Solve it, solve it quickly ... If you solved it wrong, it would come back and slap you in the face, and then you could solve it right.
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The higher the monkey climbs, the more he shows his ass.
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Great design will not sell an inferior product, but it will enable a great product to achieve its maximum potential.
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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 again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good.
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None of us can hope to get anywhere without character, moral courage and the spiritual strength to accept responsibility.
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Good design is good business.
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Repentance is a grace of God's Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly reformed.
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Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.
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In order to be a success in business, there is one thing you must do. You cannot be successful without it. That is WORK. I have not told you anything new. Everyone knows that you cannot be successful in anything without work. Why does not everyone work? Because some lack the one thing that makes men want to work - ENTHUSIASM. That is something no one can give you. You must acquire it yourself, and the only way that you can become enthusiastic about anything is to have a thorough KNOWLEDGE of it. You have never seen an enthusiastic man who was lazy.
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Within us all there are wells of thought and dynamos of energy which are not suspected until emergencies arise.
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I believe the real difference between success and failure in a corporation can be very often traced to the question of how well the organization brings out the great energies and talents of its people.
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Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure.
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Put First Things First! These four words cover an entire philosophy which can be applied with profit by every business leader, by every executive and by every employee.
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If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid.
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There's a fine line between eccentrics and geniuses. If you're a little ahead of your time, you're an eccentric, and if you're too late, you're a failure, but if you hit it right on the head, you're a genius.
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The future of this business is far beyond the vision of any of us.
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Always remember that your personality is your big asset. Do not try to emulate another person. Real personality comes from the heart.
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