Quotes from Thomas John Watson, Sr.

Praising God is one of the highest and purest acts of religion. In prayer we act like men in praise we act like angels.

Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company 600,000. No, I replied, I just spent 600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience

The way to succeed is to double your error rate.