Failure is a teacher; a harsh one, but the best.

Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.

Do you want to succeed? Then, double you rate of failure. Success lies on the far side of failure.

It was courage, faith, endurance and a dogged determination to surmount all obstacles that built this bridge.

Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new.

It is a common mistake to think of failure as the enemy of success. Failure is a teacher-a harsh one, but the best. Pull your failures to pieces looking for the reason. Put your failure to work for you.

Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience?