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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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Tom Peters
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
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The idea of intimately entwining with customers [to get ideas] is an idea whose time has come.
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People of all demographic categories and geographic regions will access a good digital library.
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There is no such thing as an insignificant improvement.
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Passion. The life of an entrepreneur is occasionally exhilarating, and almost always exhausting. Only unbridled passion for the concept is likely to see you through the 17-hour days (month after month) and the painful mistakes that are part and parcel of the start-up process.
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Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, 'Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.' Instead, follow the Peters Principle: Leaders are cool. Managers are cool too!
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One size NEVER fits all. One size fits one. Period
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I am my clients. I am defined by who I do business with.
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To meet the demands of the fast-changing competitive scene, we must simply learn to love change as much as we have hated it in the past.
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What gets measured gets done.
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The race will go to the curious, the slightly mad, and those with an un-satiated passion for learning and dare-deviltry.
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The whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that we're going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it.
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When you choose a managerial path, you are choosing to devote your life to people. Period.
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The best kept secret in the global economy today is this: When your service is AWESOME you get so stinking rich you have to buy new bags to carry all the money home.
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Quite simply, no matter how hard you try, no matter how open you are, you'll end up surrounded by yes people. It's hard not to believe people who are repeating your own ideas. Resist the temptation.
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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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