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Screw-ups are the mark of excellence.

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Tom Peters
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
Businessperson
Economist
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Baltimore
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Think about the market, think about the design, and think about who is going to design for that market. Hit the mark.
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When you choose a managerial path, you are choosing to devote your life to people. Period.
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OPPORTUNITY is not knocking. It is pounding on your door.
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Some people have argued that listening to a work of literature does not really promote literacy in the same way that reading does. Having tried this for several months, however, I can report from the trenches that, for me, immersive listening is as intellectually challenging, stimulating, and rewarding as immersive reading.
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Swipe from the best, then adapt.
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I think economics is about passion. Economic progress, whether it is a two-person coffee shop or whether it is Netscape, is about people with brave ideas. Because it is brave to mortgage the house, when you've got two kids, to start a coffee shop.
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He who makes the quickest, coolest prototypes reigns!
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Public Speaking is a skill that can be studied, polished, perfected. Not only can you get good at it, you can get damn good at it and it makes a heck of a difference.
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What you decide not to do is probably more important that what you decide to do.
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You can't live life without an eraser.
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The thing that keeps a business ahead of the competition is excellence in execution.
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A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.
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The unthinkable is thinkable. No: likely.
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The common wisdom is that ... managers have to learn to motivate people. Nonsense. Employees bring their own motivation.
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In today's economy there are no experts, no 'best and brightest' with all the answers. It's up to each one of us. The only way to screw up is to not try anything.
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For the blue-collar worker, the driving force behind change was factory automation using programmable machine tools. For the office worker, it's office automation using computer technology: enterprise-resource-planning systems, groupware, intranets, extranets, expert systems, the Web, and e-commerce.
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We're going to see leadership emerge as the most important element of business - the attribute that is highest in demand and shortest in supply.
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OLD: Be No.1 or No.2 in Your Market. NEW: Find a Niche, Create Something New.
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Excellence is not an aspiration. Excellence is what you do in the next five minutes.
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