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Thomas J. Watson
Thomas J. Watson
American Businessman
Born: Feb 17, 1874
Died: Jun 19, 1956
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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 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. Thomas J. Watson
Speak Fear Path Mind Independence Danger Independent Follow Unsafe Ideas Stigma Label Than Controversy Conformity Your Less Expose Thinker
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. Thomas J. Watson
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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 devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work. Thomas J. Watson
Work Hard Work World Problems Men Trouble Think Thinking Settled Resort Easily Willing Only Could Devices Sort Because Were Very Often Order Hard
To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart. Thomas J. Watson
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Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time. Thomas J. Watson
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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 you'll find success - on the far side of failure. Thomas J. Watson
Success Failure You Remember Mistakes Discouraged Side Find Make Learn Because Go Where Far
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 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience? Thomas J. Watson
Mistake Experience Training Made Somebody Fire Spent Would Cost Employee Him Hire His Replied Going Just Want Asked Who Company Why Recently
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. Thomas J. Watson
Time Try Every Every Time Willing Someone Something Something New Take Take A Chance Put Head New Because Block His Moved Chance
Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. Thomas J. Watson
Wisdom Time Knowledge Power Our Our Time Proper Put Use
If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work. Thomas J. Watson
Work Today You Achieve Excellence Doing Get Quit Want Second
Once an organization loses its spirit of pioneering and rests on its early work, its progress stops. Thomas J. Watson
Work Progress Organization Early Work Once Spirit Rests Loses Pioneering Stops Early
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 emphasize the similarities between you and the customer. Thomas J. Watson
You Trust Power Build Building Difficult Destroy Easy About Similarities Toughest Emphasize Between Very Essence Customer Thing
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm. Thomas J. Watson
Great Man Enthusiasm Resulted Ideas Accomplishments Transmission
Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself. Thomas J. Watson
Day Man Business Nothing Others Ability Lead He Day-To-Day Himself Does Proves
A manager is an assistant to his men. Thomas J. Watson
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