All Thomas J. Watson Quotes
- Loyalty saves the wear and tear of making daily decisions as to what is best to do. Best
- 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 your… Best
- Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all… All
- If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate. Champion
- 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… All
- Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. Knowledge
- The way to succeed is to double your error rate. Adversity
- Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself. Ability
- Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops. Attained
- 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… Conformity
- 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… Build
- A manager is an assistant to his men. Assistant
- 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… Ahead
- Once an organization loses its spirit of pioneering and rests on its early work, its progress stops. Early
- Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people. Aesthetic
- The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm. Accomplishment
- 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… Ahead
- 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… Ask
- 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… Asked
- Success is on the far side of failure. Failure
- If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work. Achieve
- To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart. Business
- Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up. Comfortable
- 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… Business
- Would you like me to give you a formula for success? Its quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure… Advice