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Thomas J. Watson was an outstanding business figure and one of the founders of IBM. He was born on February 17, 1874, and died on June 19, 1956. Watson is renowned for his visionary leadership and for transforming a small computing manufacturer into one of the world's largest information technology companies.

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“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.”

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“All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work.”

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

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“The way to succeed is to double your error rate.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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“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.”

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

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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.”

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Book:A business and its beliefs: the ideas that helped build IBM.

Source: A business and its beliefs: the ideas that helped build IBM.

“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.”

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Book:Father, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond

Source: Father, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond

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Born: February 17, 1874
Died: June 19, 1956
Known for: Business person
Quotes: 25

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