Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse.
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More Tom Peters Quotes
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Leaders trust their guts. “Intuition” is one of those good words that has gotten a bad rap. For some reason, intuition has become a “soft” notion.
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A completely free library is as rare as a truly free lunch.
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If the person you delegated to does the job twice as well as you would have done it, consider yourself a leader.
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He who makes the quickest, coolest prototypes reigns!
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With most competitors moving ever faster, the race will go to those who listen (and respond) most intently.
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It doesn’t matter what product or service you’re offering; there is unlimited ability to improve the quality of anything.
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Entrepreneurs have no memories. They take on the world with a completely fresh view.
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I think economics is about passion. Economic progress, whether it is a two-person coffee shop or whether it is Netscape, is about people with brave ideas. Because it is brave to mortgage the house, when you’ve got two kids, to start a coffee shop.
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You can’t live life without an eraser.
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If you love your company and love what you do, you will serve your customers better-period!
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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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We cannot innovate without opening the door to havoc.
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Don’t let the vision be shot through with holes, but be damn sure some of your best and brightest are shooting at it — with bazookas as well as sniper’s rifles.
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You are who you go to lunch with! Break bread with cool and you will become more cool. Conversely: break bread with dull and well, you can figure it out.
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Today brands are everything, and all kinds of products and services – from accounting firms to sneaker makers to restaurants – are figuring out how to transcend the narrow boundaries of their categories and become a brand surrounded by a Tommy Hilfiger-like buzz.
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