Michael Dell Quotes

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

There's always an opportunity to make a difference

Anything that can be measured can be improved

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.

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

Regrets are born of paths never taken.

There is no better catalyst to success than curiosity.

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

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.

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

Collaboration equals innovation.

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

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.

Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.

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.

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

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

People ask me all the time, 'How can I become a successful entrepreneur?' And I have to be honest: It's one of my least favorite questions, because if you're waiting for someone else's advice to become an entrepreneur, chances are you're not one.

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.

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.