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Famous Tom Peters Quotes
“Want to accomplish something, any-damn-thing? Sharpen your political skills!”
“Have you set high standards in the past that make it clear what level of performance you demand?”
“Knowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success.”
“What gets measured gets done.”
“Lists simplify, clarify, edify.”
“To sell is above all to master the art and science of listening.”
“It's not enough to be close to the customer. You've got to be glued to the customer.”
“WORK ON YOUR STORY! He/she who has the best story wins! In life! In business! The White House!”
“When you choose a managerial path, you are choosing to devote your life to people. Period.”
“OPPORTUNITY is not "knocking." It is pounding on your door.”
“What you decide not to do is probably more important that what you decide to do.”
“Never, ever rest on your laurels. Today's laurels are tomorrow's compost.”
“Skill at creating, exploiting, and exiting crucial alliances beats ownership of fixed assets”
“Inspiring visions rarely (I'm tempted to say never) include numbers.”
“I believe in the age of the Internet, Facebook and Twitter, that relationships are everything.”
“Had Twitter been invented earlier, my books would have been shorter.”
“Excellence is not an aspiration. Excellence is what you do in the next five minutes.”