It has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
AKIO MORITAAmerica looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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More people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods.
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I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
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If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by.
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I often say to my assistants, “Never trust anybody,” but what I mean is that you should never trust someone else to do a job exactly the way you would want it done.
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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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It’s difficult to see new projects to fruition.
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If you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.
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Once you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative.
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Your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
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The company must not throw money away on huge bonuses for executives or other frivolities but must share its fate with the workers.
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Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
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There is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies.
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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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In the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
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But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
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