Develop a respect and reverence for the principle of variation: the idea that the message ain't in the mean, the mode or… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Every collection reflects the ideas andvalues and interests of the individual or group who developed the collection. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
The idea of intimately entwining with customers [to get ideas] is an idea whose time has come. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Business book writing for me is when some set of ideas gets stuck in my mind, I write a book about it.… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
The greatest difficulty in the world is not for people to accept new ideas, but to make them forget old ideas. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
I endorse a lot of people - sometimes people say I endorse too many books. And my response has always been the… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Business is about people. It's about passion. It's about bold ideas, bold small ideas or bold large ideas. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
The new idea either finds a champion or it dies. No ordinary involvement with a new idea provides the energy required to… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Quite simply, no matter how hard you try, no matter how "open" you are, you'll end up surrounded by "yes people." It's… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
I think economics is about passion. Economic progress, whether it is a two-person coffee shop or whether it is Netscape, is about… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Change is not so much about being the first one to embrace a new idea, but being the first to forget an… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
An ability to embrace new ideas, routinely challenge old ones, and live with paradox will be the effective leader's premier trait. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
If I read a book that cost me $20 and I get one good idea, I've gotten one of the greatest bargains… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Become a "learning organization". Shuck your arrogance - "if it isn't our idea, it can't be that good" - and become a… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
The market may never coalesce around one basic design, or even around two or three dominant devices. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
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… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Anybody who is an entrepreneur is a person who essentially has impaired judgment. The odds of success are zilch. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Leaders' careers will usually be determined by their handling of one or two critical events that no one could possibly anticipate or plan for. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
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… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
If there is a single tragic flaw that mars our biggest enterprises, it is conservatism - the failure to fail, and fail big, in… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
Think about the market, think about the design, and think about who is going to design for that market. Hit the mark. — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
“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… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image