32 Michael Dell Inspirational Quotes (MOTIVATION)

Top 11 Most Famous Michael Dell Quotes (OPPORTUNITY)

It's 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. — It’s 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.

There is no better catalyst to success than curiosity. — There is no better catalyst to **success** than curiosity.

Each day that you’re moving toward your dreams without compromising who you are, you’re winning. — Each day that you’re moving toward your **dreams** without compromising who you are, you’re winning.

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

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.

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

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

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. — 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**.

If you’re happy, that’s probably the most important thing. Everyone probably has their own definition of success, for me its happiness. — If you’re **happy**, that’s probably the most important thing. Everyone probably has their own definition of **success**, for me its happiness.

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

If you want to sustain excellence over a long time, you’d better come up with a system that works well. Anyone can sprint for a little while, but you can’t sprint for forty years. — If you want to sustain excellence over a long **time**, you’d better come up with a system that works well. Anyone can sprint for a little while, but you can’t sprint for forty years.

21 Michael Saul Dell Quotes on Leadership and Success (VISIONARY)

“Visionaries have the unique ability to dream of what’s possible and then make it a reality. We are excited to watch these visionaries use technology to help students develop skills in collaboration, critical thinking and teamwork that they’ll need to compete in the global economy.”
Michael Dell

It had always made sense to me to build a business based on what people really wanted, rather than guess what we thought they might want.

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. — 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.

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

Anything that can be measured can be improved.

I started Dell with $1000 dollars. Now it’s a billion dollar company. Impossible is nothing.

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

The most dangerous thing is not taking a risk.

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

We’ve found that customers are very open. They’ll tell you what’s going on, what’s working and what’s not. They’re looking for help.

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

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

If you look at innovation, it doesn’t just occur in the lab. — If you look at **innovation**, it doesn’t just occur in the lab.

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

“It’s exciting to see how fast your kids learn and grow. I’m not too worried about them, particularly the ones who like to break rules and don’t follow instructions; those are the ones that will do just fine because they know what’s important to them.”
Michael Dell

I'm pretty active anyway, but I'm also competitive. I used my Fitbit as an example of the innate power of data to turn information into insights and actions. — I’m pretty active anyway, but I’m also competitive. I used my Fitbit as an example of the innate power of data to turn information into insights and **actions**.

I do think a founder has special permission to make sweeping changes across an organization. — I do think a founder has special permission to make sweeping **changes** across an organization.

Ideas are a commodity. Execution of them is not.

Collaboration equals innovation. — Collaboration equals **innovation**.

As you start your journey, the first thing you should do is throw away that store-bought map and begin to draw your own.

Michael Saul Dell Short Biography

Born 23 February 1965 in Houston, Texas, United States, Michael Saul Dell is a businessman and the CEO of Dell technologies.

Dell owned his first computer at the age of 15, an Apple II, which he took apart and disassembled to better understand how it worked. He enrolled at the University of Texas in 1983 with a pre-med course but dropped out of school at the age of 19.

As a freshman in college, Dell started an informal business in January 1984 and registered it under the name PCs Limited. The small business sold $50,000 – $80,000 worth of PC upgrades, kits, and add-ons. In May of the same year, Dell changed the business name to Dell Computer Corporation.

In 1992, Dell was ranked the youngest CEO in the list of Fortune’s top 500 corporations. Four years later, Dell started selling computers on the internet.

On March 4, 2004, Dell retired his position as CEO of Dell Inc. but stayed on the board as chairman. Dell returned to the position of CEO in 2007.

Dell and his wife Susan founded the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation in 1999. In 2006, the foundation had provided $50 million to 3 health organizations.

Michael Dell is known as one of the catalysts of the personal computer revolution.

Further Reading:

‘America, What A Country’ Michael Dell On His Life – The New York Times
The Power of Virtual Integration: An Interview with Dell Computer’s Michael Dell – Harvard Business Review
How Michael Dell Turned $1,000 Into Billions, Starting from His College Dorm Room – CNBC
Michael Dell: A Leader and Dealer of Hope – The Leaders Globe

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