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People Quotes by Tom Peters
- I don't want an epitaph on my gravestone that says, 'He would have pursued some big dreams in his life, but other people wouldn't let…
- Business isn't some disembodied bloodless enterprise. Profit is fine - a sign that the customer honors the value of what we do. But "enterprise" (…
- The little people will get even, which is one of a thousand reasons why they are not little people at all. If you're a jerk…
- Hire disrespectful people.
- Nearly 100% of innovation-from business to politics-is inspired not by "market analysis" but by people who are supremely pissed off by the way things are.
- Quite simply, no matter how hard you try, no matter how "open" you are, you'll end up surrounded by "yes people." It's hard not to…
- Send 10-TEN!!-people flowers. Today. As "Thank yous" for good things "small"-or even large-done in the last two weeks.
- Divas do it, golfers do it, pilots do it, violists do it, sprinters do it, soldiers do it, surgeons do it, astronauts do it...only business…
- The greatest difficulty in the world is not for people to accept new ideas, but to make them forget old ideas.
- The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people.
- The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.
- Community organizing is all about building grassroots support. It's about identifying the people around you with whom you can create a common, passionate cause. And…
- We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough as nails. There is no bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo... excellent companies provide…
- I don't read many business books. I read good fiction. Business is about people, so my favorite business books are anything by Dickens.
- I endorse a lot of people - sometimes people say I endorse too many books. And my response has always been the same: If I…
- I think economics is about passion. Economic progress, whether it is a two-person coffee shop or whether it is Netscape, is about people with brave…
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle