Michael Dell Quotes

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• You don't have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream.

  Michael Dell

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  "Michael Dell: Taking The Direct Approach", www.entrepreneur.com. October 9, 2008.

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• Don't spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity, that you miss the right opportunity.

  Michael Dell

  Motivational, Inspiring, Business

  Michel Dell's commemencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin, www.graduationwisdom.com. May 2003.

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• Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people... or find a different room.

  Michael Dell

  People, Trying, Different

  Michel Dell's commemencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin, www.graduationwisdom.com. May 2003.

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• It's easy to decide what you're going to do. The hard thing is deciding what you're not going to do.

  Michael Dell

  Easy, Hard, Hard Things

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• Each day that you're moving toward your dreams without compromising who you are, you're winning

  Michael Dell

  Dream, Moving, Winning

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• Ignore the people who tell you it won't work, and hire people who embrace your vision.

  Michael Dell

  People, Vision, Embrace

  Michael Dell, Catherine Fredman (2010). “Direct From Dell: Strategies that Revolutionized an Industry”, p.29, Harper Collins

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• There's always an opportunity to make a difference

  Michael Dell

  Opportunity, Differences, Making A Difference

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• You can't be afraid to fail because that's when you learn.

  Michael Dell

  Failing, Afraid To Fail

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• Recognize that there will be failures, and acknowledge that there will be obstacles. But you will learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of others, for there is very little learning in success.

  Michael Dell

  Mistake, Littles, Obstacles

  Michel Dell's commemencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin, www.graduationwisdom.com. May 2003.

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• Anything that can be measured can be improved

  Michael Dell

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• Regrets are born of paths never taken.

  Michael Dell

  Regret, Taken, Path

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• We were always focused on our profit and loss statement. But cash flow was not a regularly discussed topic. It was as if we were driving along, watching only the speedometer, when in fact we were running out of gas.

  Michael Dell

  Running, Loss, Cash Flow

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• There is no better catalyst to success than curiosity.

  Michael Dell

  Curiosity, Catalyst

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• The point is, you can't keep doing the same thing and expect it to keep working.

  Michael Dell

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• The very thing you fear could be the best thing to ever happen to you

  Michael Dell

  Being The Best, Best Things, Happens

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• By questioning all the aspects of our business, we continuously inject improvement and innovation into our culture.

  Michael Dell

  Asking Questions, Innovation, Culture

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• Collaboration equals innovation.

  Michael Dell

  Innovation, Collaboration

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• You just have to change. To be successful, what you have to do is have an acceptance of risk and you have to be pretty explicit about that, because if you don’t accept risk, you don’t get any innovation. And that means part of risk is you have to accept failure because not everything works.

  Michael Dell

  Mean, Acceptance, Successful

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• Don’t be afraid to fail. Get out there and experiment and learn and fail and get a rate based on the experiences you have. Go for it and when you go for it you’ll learn what you’re capable of, what the potential is, where the opportunities are, but you can’t be afraid to fail because that’s when you learn.

  Michael Dell

  Motivational, Opportunity, Failing

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• Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.

  Michael Dell

  Business, Ideas, Entrepreneur

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• I started Dell 28 yrs ago with $1000. Revenues in 1984 were $6 million. Last year $62.1 billion. Impossible is nothing.

  Michael Dell

  Years, Lasts, Impossible

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• Whether you've found your calling, or if you're still searching, passion should be the fire that drives your life's work.

  Michael Dell

  Inspiration, Passion, Fire

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• I believe that you have to understand the economics of a business before you have a strategy, and you have to understand your strategy before you have a structure. If you get these in the wrong order, you will probably fail.

  Michael Dell

  Believe, Order, Failing

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• If you're happy, that's probably the most important thing. Everyone probably has their own definition of success, for me it's happiness. Do I enjoy what I'm doing? Do I enjoy the people I'm with? Do I enjoy my life?

  Michael Dell

  People, Important, Definitions

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• Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people... or find a different room. In professional circles it's called networking. In organizations it's called team building. And in life it's called family, friends, and community. We are all gifts to each other, and my own growth as a leader has shown me again and again that the most rewarding experiences come from my relationships.

  Michael Dell

  Graduation, Team, Memorable

  Michael Dell's commencement address to University of Texas at Austin, www.graduationwisdom.com. May 2003.

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