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title: "1 Bad company Quotes By Thomas J. Watson"
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> [You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ask. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to scratch to get the bad news.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/you-don-t-hear-things-that-are-bad-about-your-company-unless-you-ask/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

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## Other authors on Bad company

- [Dada Bhagwan 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-company/dada-bhagwan/)

## More by Thomas J. Watson

> [All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/all-the-problems-of-the-world-could-be-settled-easily-if-men-were/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/whenever-an-individual-or-a-business-decides-that-success-has-been/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ask. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/you-don-t-hear-things-that-are-bad-about-your-company-unless-you-ask/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [It was courage, faith, endurance and a dogged determination to surmount all obstacles that built this bridge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/it-was-courage-faith-endurance-and-a-dogged-determination-to-surmount/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/design-must-reflect-the-practical-and-aesthetic-in-business-but-above/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [Treat each case as an individual case, and give every man an opportunity to earn just as much money as he is capable of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/treat-each-case-as-an-individual-case-and-give-every-man-an/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [It is a common mistake to think of failure as the enemy of success. Failure is a teacher-a harsh one, but the best. Pull…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/it-is-a-common-mistake-to-think-of-failure-as-the-enemy-of-success/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [When asked how to achieve success more rapidly, came the quick reply, 'Double your failure rate'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/when-asked-how-to-achieve-success-more-rapidly-came-the-quick-reply/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/really-big-people-are-above-everything-else-courteous-considerate-and/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [The best way to supervise your men is from their reports that they make out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/the-best-way-to-supervise-your-men-is-from-their-reports-that-they/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/wisdom-is-the-power-to-put-our-time-and-our-knowledge-to-the-proper/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/follow-the-path-of-the-unsafe-independent-thinker-expose-your-ideas-2/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [Success is on the far side of failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/success-is-on-the-far-side-of-failure/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [A manager is an assistant to his men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/a-manager-is-an-assistant-to-his-men/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

> [Failure is a teacher; a harsh one, but the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-watson/failure-is-a-teacher-a-harsh-one-but-the-best/)

[Thomas J. Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-watson/)

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