Thomas John Watson Sr.

“THINK”

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

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

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

“Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.”

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

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

“If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.”

“All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think.”

“The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.”

“Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy.”

“Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch.”

“Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous – not just to some people in some circumstances – but to everyone all the time.”

“Success is on the far side of failure.”