223 Quotes by Michael Dell




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    The best part was the wisdom of the restaurant owner, which I could capture if I came to work a little early. He took great pride in his work and cared about every customer who came through his door.

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    It's clearly a bad time for all companies.  I don't have a crystal ball on the economy but investment in technology will continue.  Some business just don't have any business trading.  There's a sorting out process that needs to take place.

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    It's Darwin. We were forced to do things, based on the resources we had, that were more efficient, smarter, delivered more value. Compaq, if I remember, had about $100 million of funding in its first year. We had $1,000. If you only have a $1,000, you spend each one very carefully.

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    It's customers that made Dell great in the first place, and if we're smart enough and quick enough to listen to customer needs, we'll succeed,

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    No matter what happens, the more small devices there are, the more large ones there will be, too, ... All these devices, no matter how large or small they are, go to a server when they get online, which is why we're so focused on servers.

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    The key to our performance in the fourth quarter was focus. By remaining focused, we have helped our customers benefit from the superior performance, service and value that our unique direct model delivers.

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