Great Throughts Treasury

"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?"

"I'm thrilled to be here. This operation will be the foundation of great success here."

"It also means their job is constantly changing because technology is changing and this is a customer-driven industry. So our employees need to be flexible and driven. They are going to always be in training."

"It's clearly a bad time for all companies. I don't have a crystal ball on the economy but investment in technology will continue. Some business just don't have any business trading. There's a sorting out process that needs to take place."

"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."

"India produces over 200,000 engineers and we see that as an asset for our hardware and software activities."

"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."

"It's Darwin. We were forced to do things, based on the resources we had, that were more efficient, smarter, delivered more value. Compaq, if I remember, had about $100 million of funding in its first year. We had $1,000. If you only have a $1,000, you spend each one very carefully."

"Just because it's cheap doesn't mean it's good."

"Last year we dramatically extended the capabilities of the Dell direct business model through opportunities with the Internet... Our online customer mix moved from a predominantly consumer-oriented base to a far broader base including business and government customers."

"It's not the right time to do it now, but stay tuned."

"Nice guys finish last."

"No matter what happens, the more small devices there are, the more large ones there will be, too, ... All these devices, no matter how large or small they are, go to a server when they get online, which is why we're so focused on servers."

"Our business continued to grow profitably in all customer segments and regions around the world,"

"Our decision to make semiconductor systems and LCD (liquid crystal display) screens will depend on the kind of fabrication infrastructure available here. India is yet to catch up with China and Taiwan in this respect."

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

"Our investments in these companies will accelerate their development, and allow us to continue to lead the industry in computing and services for the Internet."

"Our second-quarter results and expectations for strong industry demand in the second half of the year keep us on track toward our goal of 30 percent full-year sales growth. There remains tremendous room for expansion in all product categories, customer groups and regional markets, and the fundamental advantages of our direct model are more compelling than ever."

"Our unique direct business model has allowed us to take advantage of rapidly declining component costs and pass along savings to our customers."

"Our supply chain stayed functional with little disruption... By Monday, Sept. 17, cargo planes were in the air with parts and completed systems to fill backlog orders. We prioritized orders for groups affected by the attacks and agencies providing relief. We provided systems and technical assistance to get them running as quickly as possible."

"Our strong results continue to differentiate us from our competitors, several of which are attempting to imitate aspects of Dell's unique direct business model. We believe that our customers around the world recognize the Dell difference and increasingly appreciate the benefits, stability and strength of our direct model."

"People say, 'CEOs have to go play golf.' I don't want to play golf. I don't want to play golf! That's not really big nonconformist behavior, not playing golf, but the point is I don't really do a lot of things because people want me to do them."

"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."

"People have been predicting the demise of the PC for years and have been wrong for years."

"People talk about the death of the PC, but the last time I checked, most people get on the Internet with a PC."

"Sure. We do not have an exclusive relationship with Intel."

"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."

"The 55 percent growth is very consistent with what we've seen over the last 14 years,"

"The key to our performance in the fourth quarter was focus. By remaining focused, we have helped our customers benefit from the superior performance, service and value that our unique direct model delivers."

"The latest move to the Intel Pentium II processor to run modern business and consumer applications and the latest Microsoft operating systems, including Windows NT and Windows 98, is already well underway. Dell is well positioned for this transition,"

"The home market is a very large and growing market,"

"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."

"The market's focus on the top line may be missing the pressure on margins which are increasing."

"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,"

"The old industry approach was proprietary technology and vertical service solutions... Customers now universally reject these notions."

"There are still opportunities to grow in desktop and mobile computing... To say we are going straight into the television market is a bit of an exaggeration. Computing is the core of our business."

"The PC part of the gaming market is still pretty strong and pretty active. What's particularly interesting to us is online gaming. The massively multiplayer online games are where the PC really excels. The users are seeking out products like this [the XPS line] so they can play these games."

"The only thing growing faster than Linux is Linux on Dell."

"These devices are not necessarily substitutes to the PC, but complementary. You can't find a Palm Pilot user who doesn't have a PC,"

"They were probably $800 or something like that, not super expensive and not very powerful either. They had cassette drives instead of hard-disk drives. It was even before the floppy disks. (I'd) largely do programming with Basic. I was kind of fascinated with the computing power and what that could do and what that would mean. It was just an enchanting device for me."

"This expansion is an important next step for us to further enhance our global product innovation, and to support our business growth in China and around the world."

"This is a huge and very important leap forward in terms of what customers want from their PCs and the related products that go around them,"

"This was made in North Carolina, so you've got some really good stuff here... I think you'll be seeing several million more just like this real soon."

"Twenty percent is significantly faster than we expected for the overall market, and 20 percent growth for a $32 billion company is relatively unprecedented."

"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."

"We are in discussions with state governments for locating the unit."

"We are a leading seller of servers, storage systems and other technology products and services."

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

"We are now the largest direct company within the worldwide home and small-business market, and are significantly more profitable in that space than our nearest direct competitor. Our U.S. consumer shipments grew more than 100 percent in the quarter, and about one-half of those sales were generated online, through www.dell.com."

"We are open to using parts of other manufacturers."