Tom Peters

"Brains are in; heavy lifting is out. That's the essential nature of the new knowledge-based economy. Therefore, the development of knowledge is close to job No. 1 for corporations."

"Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else."

"Machines can automate a lot of things, but design is something humans do best."

"A blizzard of small steps and memorable touches are more important than ‘breakthrough’ attempts. So, take those constant small steps forward into the unknown."

"In the age of advancing AI, humans’ advantage is diversity—twists and turns and acts of customer love and amazement that the algorithms can’t match!"

"Superb relationships are at the heart of success. Kindness is the core of superb relationships."

"People first!"

"A career is a portfolio of projects that teach you new skills, gain you new expertise, develop new capabilities, grow your colleague set and constantly reinvent you as a brand."

"Tennis or finance or engineering or bartending … this ‘simple’ lesson bears repeating. … Study! Study! Study!"