Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.
Thomas J. WatsonAbout author
- Author's profession: Scientist
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 17, 1874
- Died: June 19, 1956
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