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Michelin Brothers Quotes
23 quotes from Michelin Brothers — Founded Michelin Tire Company in France..
“Slowness is the special defect of large companies and a cause of their ruin.”
“You must create the conditions for your product's success.”
“Little streams make big rivers.”
“A single minute lost each hour adds up to eight in a day, 2400 minutes in a year - or 40 hours per worker.”
“The more difficult the problem, the less chance there is of being followed, the more fruitful the triumph will be.”
“It is not with the last progress that one should proceed, nor even with today's progress, but with that of tomorrow.”
“They built road signs across France. Thousands of them, all for free. Why? Because better signs meant longer trips, more driving, more wear, and more tires sold.”
“Michelin tires are presumably good tires, but one is apt to assume it because the Michelin maps and guides are so good, not the other way round.”
“For the Michelin empire the obsession remains the tire. Nothing but the tire.”
“Saving both time and money was one of the principal concerns of the chiefs.”
“A tire company will prosper if people travel more. We're not going to sell tires. We're going to sell movement.”
“Slowness is the special defect of large companies and a cause of their ruin.”
“You must create the conditions for your product's success.”
“Little streams make big rivers.”
“The more difficult the problem, the less chance there is of being followed, the more fruitful the triumph will be.”
“It is not with the last progress that one should proceed, nor even with today's progress, but with that of tomorrow.”
“They built road signs across France. Thousands of them, all for free. Why? Because better signs meant longer trips, more driving, more wear, and more tires sold.”
“Michelin tires are presumably good tires, but one is apt to assume it because the Michelin maps and guides are so good, not the other way round.”
“For the Michelin empire the obsession remains the tire. Nothing but the tire.”
“A single minute lost each hour adds up to eight in a day, 2400 minutes in a year - or 40 hours per worker.”
“The car with tires will replace the horse.”
“Saving both time and money was one of the principal concerns of the chiefs.”
“The Michelin guide provided them with compelling reasons to try out their cars and wear out their tires.”