You cannot be a success in any business without believing that it is the greatest business in the world... You have to put your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

Thomas Watson

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Topic

Success in business Building a business

Speaker

Thomas Watson

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Businessperson

From

United States

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Citation

Watson, Thomas. Quoted in IBM: Colossus in Transition, written by Robert Sobel. Truman Talley Books, 1981.

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