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"Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon."
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"16th century advertisements cannot market 21st century products. Look for what is necessary at the present moment."

"Hitting is business. With two strikes you really protect that plate."

"If you have ever experienced this type of unprofessional treatment, I doubt you would even consider giving them business in the future. Interrupting, ignoring, patronizing, or antagonizing a customer is like pouring gas on a fire and creates a more explosive situation than the original complaint. Still, it continues to happen every day, costing companies millions in lost revenue."

"My grandfather had a paint store. It's what put my mom through college. Small business is part of my family history."
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"With bundled machines you can throw away the hardware and keep the software, and it's still a good buy."


"I take what I see work. I'm a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing, only taking the best evidence available at the present time, interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow."


"The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all."


"I liken myself to Henry Ford and the auto industry, I give you 90 percent of what most people need."


"People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster."


"We can learn from IBM's successful history that you don't have to have the best product to become number one. You don't even have to have a good product."


"The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect."


"The guy who knows about computers is the last person you want to have creating documentation for people who don't understand computers."
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