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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Never complain and never explain.
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
George S. Patton
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Robert Schuller
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Formula for success: under promise and over deliver.
Tom Peters
The widespread availability of information is the only basis for effective day-to-day problem solving, which abets continuous improvement programs.
Tom Peters
Be guided by the axiom: There are no limits to the ability to contribute on the part of a properly selected, well-trained, appropriately supported, and, above all, committed person.
Tom Peters
It doesn't matter what product or service you're offering; there is unlimited ability to improve the quality of anything.
Tom Peters
An ability to embrace new ideas, routinely challenge old ones, and live with paradox will be the effective leader's premier trait.
Tom Peters