Thomas J. Watson Sr.

"Change is not the enemy; resistance to change is."

"Education is the great equalizer."

"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing how to use it."

"Time is the teacher of all things."

"Truth exists whether or not we choose to acknowledge it."

"Freedom is the burden of responsibility coupled with choice."

"Peace begins within and radiates outward."

"Nature is the greatest teacher for those willing to learn."

"Beauty is found in simplicity and truth."

"Death is not an ending; it is a transition and a perspective."

"Perseverance is the bridge between dreams and reality."

"Gratitude is the antidote to discontent."

"Creativity blooms when constraints are understood and transcended."

"Justice delayed becomes injustice served."

"The only way to get ahead is to find errors in conventional thinking."

"Don't make excuses—make improvements."

"The greatest computer is the human mind."

"Wisdom is the ability to see beyond today."

"A man cannot live by himself alone; he needs the support of others."

"The man who does things makes mistakes, but he doesn't make the biggest mistake of all—doing nothing."

"Success is not final, nor is failure fatal."

"To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want and determine the price you will have to pay."

"The ability to adapt to change is a strength of any organization."

"I never learned anything by doing things right the first time."

"The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions."

"Think simple. Act simple. Succeed simple."

"Hard work is the price of success, but persistence is what makes you pay it."

"A man who knows he can call on the help of others is never truly alone."

"Everything is impossible until it is done."

"You are not here merely to make a living, but to enrich the world."