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Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new.

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.

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

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

Thomas J. Watson

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

Thomas J. Watson

I think that there is a world market for about five computers.

Thomas J. Watson

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.

Thomas J. Watson

You cannot be a success in any business without believing that it is the greatest business in the world…You have to put your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

Thomas J. Watson

I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.

Thomas J. Watson

Clothes don't make the man…but they go a long way toward making a businessman.

Thomas J. Watson

Thomas J. Watson

Thomas J. Watson

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Born: February 17, 1874

Died: June 19, 1956 (aged 82)

Bio: Thomas John Watson Sr. was an American businessman. He served as the chairman and CEO of International Business Machines and oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956.

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