top of page
Quote_1.png
Thomas J. Watson

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

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

Exlpore more Force quotes

Quote_1.png
Angie karan

"There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal."

Quote_1.png
Angie karan

"I would heartily welcome the union of East and West provided it is not based on brute force."

Quote_1.png
Angie karan

"Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling."

Quote_1.png
Angie karan

"Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not."

Quote_1.png
Angie karan

"To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full force and meaning."

Quote_1.png
Angie karan

"Another adverse factor was the way the Russians received continual reinforcements from their back areas, as they fell back. It seemed to us that as soon as one force was wiped out, the path was blocked by the arrival of a fresh force."

Quote_1.png
Angie karan

"We're about to shoot an episode on Air Force One, for instance, and we're going to take liberties, small liberties, with Air Force One, as we take small liberties with our White House set."

Quote_1.png
Angie karan

"Yeah, it's more like playing what you think is appropriate for the moment. It's not about trying to force any particular style within the parameters - and the parameters we play in are pretty large!"

Quote_1.png
Angie karan

"I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect."

Quote_1.png
Angie karan

"I didn't get to meet Hank Williams. I was in the Air Force on Okinawa when he passed away."

Explore more quotes by Thomas J. Watson

Quote_1.png
Thomas J. Watson
"The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm."
Quote_1.png
Thomas J. Watson
"Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people."
Quote_1.png
Thomas J. Watson
"Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use."
Quote_1.png
Thomas J. Watson
"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."
Quote_1.png
Thomas J. Watson
"A manager is an assistant to his men."
Quote_1.png
Thomas J. Watson
"Once an organization loses its spirit of pioneering and rests on its early work, its progress stops."
Quote_1.png
Thomas J. Watson
"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work."
Quote_1.png
Thomas J. Watson
"Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops."
Quote_1.png
Thomas J. Watson
"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."
Quote_1.png
Thomas J. Watson
"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."
bottom of page