181 Quotes by Thomas J. Watson

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

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

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.

Once an organization loses its spirit of pioneering and rests on its early work, its progress stops.

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

A manager is an assistant to his men.

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 to get the bad news.

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

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.