Thomas J. Watson Quotes

Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.

Thomas J. Watson

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 did when I was a kid.

Thomas J. Watson

Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.

Thomas J. Watson

To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart.

Thomas J. Watson

Good design is good business.

Thomas J. Watson

Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people.

Thomas J. Watson

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 just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience?

Thomas J. Watson

If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.

Thomas J. Watson

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 where you'll find success - on the far side of failure.

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 of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity.

Thomas J. Watson

Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.

Thomas J. Watson

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 is to emphasize the similarities between you and the customer.

Thomas J. Watson