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

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

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

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

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If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good.

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If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid.

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Good design is good business.

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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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Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.

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