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Dell- "20 years and $40 million. They seem like good round numbers."


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

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

Michael Dell

There are a lot of things that go into creating success. I don’t like to do just the things I like to do. I like to do things that cause the company to succeed. I don’t spend a lot of time doing my favorite activities.

Michael Dell

You’ve got to be yourself… I wouldn’t have done well in a place where I had to conform because I would always be resisting and I still do it today.

Michael Dell

Twenty years and $40 billion. They seem like good round numbers.

Michael Dell

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

If you have to go through life being unhappy to conform to society around you, that’s not a very good deal.

Michael Dell

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

Our business is about technology, yes. But it’s also about operations and customer relationships.

Michael Dell

The Internet is probably the most significant thing that has come along.

Michael Dell

The key is to listen to your heart and let it carry you in the direction of your dreams. I’ve learned that it’s possible to set your sights high and achieve your dreams and do it with integrity, character, and love. And each day that you’re moving toward your dreams without compromising who you are; you’re winning.

Michael Dell

I was, you know, rebellious–an 18, 19-year-old and just did what I wanted to do and all worked out OK.

Michael Dell

Nice guys finish last.

Michael Dell

We believe the same thing that happened in PCs and notebooks will happen in the server market.

Michael Dell

It is through curiosity and looking at opportunities in new ways that we’ve always mapped our path at Dell. There’s always an opportunity to make a difference.

Michael Dell

At the root of it, I was probably just opportunistic. I had and still have a great interest in computers. There was a business opportunity (with) this product that I really liked, and it all kind of lined up together.

Michael Dell

Our business is about technology, yes. But it’s also about operations and customer relationships.

Michael Dell

It’s customers that made Dell great in the first place, and if we’re smart enough and quick enough to listen to customer needs, we’ll succeed.

Michael Dell

One of the things I benefited from when I started this business was that I didn’t know anything. I was just instinct with no preconceived notions. This enabled me to learn and change quickly without having to worry about maintaining any kind of status quo, like some of my bigger competitors.

Michael Dell

We believe standardization has helped both Dell and our customers.

Michael Dell

I had to give it a full go and see what happened. I couldn’t resist the opportunity. The deal was, I would start into business full time in May, and at the end of August we would take a look and decide if it was doing well.

Michael Dell

People consume information better with their eyes.

Michael Dell

Sometimes you just have to belly up to the bar and take a chance. We made some mistakes, but we also had the strength to work our way out.

Michael Dell

The idea of being all things to all people is a thing of the past.

Michael Dell

There’s actually quite a few people that are available to hire. They have the skills and we kind of prefer that way of growing.

Michael Dell

The best part was the wisdom of the restaurant owner, which I could capture if I came to work a little early. He took great pride in his work and cared about every customer who came through his door.

Michael Dell

The open-source collaborative development model, I believe, is built to succeed in the Internet age, and it makes more sense than the proprietary model of some of our competitors.

Michael Dell

The interesting thing is when we design and architect a server, we don’t design it for Windows or Linux, we design it for both. We don’t really care, as long as we’re selling the one the customer wants.

Michael Dell

Customers are voting with their dollars and their feet today.

Michael Dell