Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Quotes

The people of Odisha know who fulfils promises and who does not. We believe in works and not in words.

People shouldn't be interested in me. They should be interested in me if I'm not doing what I promise.

Never promise more than you can perform.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

Our government should not make promises we cannot keep. And we must keep the promises we have already made.

A politician and a government should be judged by one way only: on the record of what you do or did, not on what you say.

Our customers will judge us on our actions, not our words.

I also expected a lot from Modi, like every citizen. Talking is different; delivering is important.

I don't want to over-promise and under-deliver.

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises-but only performance is reality.

Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect.

Keep every promise you make and only make promises you can keep.

Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency.

My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more than I say. I always produce more than I promise.

People like to hear promises.

Promise little and do much.

People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they are different.

I will make the further pledge now that if I find that I cannot keep my pledges I will resign.

Trust is leveling with people before the election about what you're going to do after the election.

Be the guy that delivers the goods and consistently promise things that you can deliver. Even if you under-promise, it's better than over-promising and not delivering, because you don't get a lot of tries.

You gain trust when you deliver results.

You've got to look at the promises I kept. It's not just talking about doing things: it's doing them.

I just want to make sure whatever I take on, I can deliver.

You can trust me to keep my word. I always keep my word, promises or threats.

You cannot say things one week and then behave differently.