--- title: "4 Eras Quotes By Tom Peters" description: "4 Eras quotes by Tom Peters. Plus more from Tom Peters and more Eras sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/tom-peters-967_ambiguity_if-there-is-a-single-tragic-flaw-that-ma_92147.png" --- > [If there is a single tragic flaw that mars our biggest enterprises, it is conservatism - the failure to fail, and fail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/if-there-is-a-single-tragic-flaw-that-mars-our-biggest-enterprises-it/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/tom-peters-967_ambiguity_if-there-is-a-single-tragic-flaw-that-ma_92147.png) > [An era similar to the one in which the black rotary phone dominated its product category may not recur anytime soon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/an-era-similar-to-the-one-in-which-the-black-rotary-phone-dominated/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/tom-peters-967_black_an-era-similar-to-the-one-in-which-the-b_586623.png) > [I used to be skeptical when educators and technologists predicted that we may be entering a new era of oral culture, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/i-used-to-be-skeptical-when-educators-and-technologists-predicted/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/tom-peters-967_access_i-used-to-be-skeptical-when-educators-an_1760010.jpg) > [One reason (among many) that women may well take over the world of "virtual enterprises" is that they seem to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/one-reason-among-many-that-women-may-well-take-over-the-world-of/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/tom-peters-967_age_one-reason-among-many-that-women-may-wel_2472091.jpg) ## Other authors on Eras - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eras/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eras/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steven-spielberg-87547.jpg) Steven Spielberg 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eras/steven-spielberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-ronald-reagan-81107.jpg) Ronald Reagan 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eras/ronald-reagan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eras/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-narendra-modi-70220.jpg) Narendra Modi 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eras/narendra-modi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michelle-alexander-67636.jpg) Michelle Alexander 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eras/michelle-alexander/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eras/barack-obama/) ## More by Tom Peters > [The market may never coalesce around one basic design, or even around two or three dominant devices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/the-market-may-never-coalesce-around-one-basic-design-or-even-around/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [If, as I anticipate, a wide array of personal, portable information/communication devices becomes increasingly important and widespread for information-intensive users, it will be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/if-as-i-anticipate-a-wide-array-of-personal-portable-information/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [Anybody who is an entrepreneur is a person who essentially has impaired judgment. The odds of success are zilch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/anybody-who-is-an-entrepreneur-is-a-person-who-essentially-has/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [Remember my mantra: distinct... or extinct.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/remember-my-mantra-distinct-or-extinct/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [A good collection is more than just the sum of its parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/a-good-collection-is-more-than-just-the-sum-of-its-parts/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [Leaders' careers will usually be determined by their handling of one or two critical events that no one could possibly anticipate or plan for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/leaders-careers-will-usually-be-determined-by-their-handling-of-one/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [I don't know what it means to manage the human imagination, but I do know that imagination is the main source of value in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/i-don-t-know-what-it-means-to-manage-the-human-imagination-but-i-do/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [Hire disrespectful people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/hire-disrespectful-people/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [Hire for attitude. Train for skill... More](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/hire-for-attitude-train-for-skill-more/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [If there is a single tragic flaw that mars our biggest enterprises, it is conservatism - the failure to fail, and fail big, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/if-there-is-a-single-tragic-flaw-that-mars-our-biggest-enterprises-it/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [Think about the market, think about the design, and think about who is going to design for that market. Hit the mark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/think-about-the-market-think-about-the-design-and-think-about-who-is/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [“The “Excellence Standard” is not about Grand Outcomes. In Zenlike terms, all we have is today. If the day’s work cannot be assessed as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/the-excellence-standard-is-not-about-grand-outcomes-in-zenlike-terms/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [The day firing becomes easy is the day to fire yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/the-day-firing-becomes-easy-is-the-day-to-fire-yourself/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [Only pissed-off people change the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/only-pissed-off-people-change-the-world/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) > [What you decide not to do is probably more important that what you decide to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/what-you-decide-not-to-do-is-probably-more-important-that-what-you/) [Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eras/tom-peters/#itemlist", "name": "4 Eras Quotes By Tom Peters", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If there is a single tragic flaw that mars our biggest enterprises, it is conservatism - the failure to fail, and fail big, in an era of unprecedented volatility and ambiguity.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Peters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/if-there-is-a-single-tragic-flaw-that-mars-our-biggest-enterprises-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/tom-peters-967_ambiguity_if-there-is-a-single-tragic-flaw-that-ma_92147.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/tom-peters-967_ambiguity_if-there-is-a-single-tragic-flaw-that-ma_92147.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/tom-peters-967_ambiguity_if-there-is-a-single-tragic-flaw-that-ma_92147.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If there is a single tragic flaw that mars our biggest enterprises, it is conservatism - the failure to…” — Tom Peters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "An era similar to the one in which the black rotary phone dominated its product category may not recur anytime soon.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Peters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/an-era-similar-to-the-one-in-which-the-black-rotary-phone-dominated/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/tom-peters-967_black_an-era-similar-to-the-one-in-which-the-b_586623.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/tom-peters-967_black_an-era-similar-to-the-one-in-which-the-b_586623.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/tom-peters-967_black_an-era-similar-to-the-one-in-which-the-b_586623.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“An era similar to the one in which the black rotary phone dominated its product category may not recur…” — Tom Peters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I used to be skeptical when educators and technologists predicted that we may be entering a new era of oral culture, in which audible information will be at least as important as visible information. 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