Thomas J. Watson
Thomas John Watson Sr. was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956.
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less than excellent work."
"Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself."
"A man is known by the company he keeps. A company is known by the men it keeps."
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1874
Born
Birth1956
Died
Death
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped Thomas's philosophy
No known influences documented.
Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by Thomas's ideas
No influenced thinkers documented yet.
Source Attribution
Information about Thomas J. Watson is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"Ownership is nothing but a myth, we are only a temporary custodian of what we believe we own"
— Nasser Khalili"Anarchy is all around us. Without it, our world would fall apart. All progress is due to it. All order exte…"
— Jeffrey Tucker"I'd rather be optimistic and wrong; than pessimistic and right."
— Elon Musk"Being overwhelmed is often as unproductive as doing nothing, and is far more unpleasant. Being selective - …"
— Timothy Ferriss"The luxury of ostentation affords a much less substantial and solid gratification, than the luxury of comfo…"
— Jean-Baptiste Say"It is an incontestable fact that the word "Jew" did not come into existence until the year 1775. Prior to 1…"
— Benjamin H. Freedman
