America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
AKIO MORITAJapanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things.
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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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You can be totally rational with a machine.
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The “patron saint” of Japanese quality control, ironically, is an American named W. Edwards Deming, who was virtually unknown in his own country until his ideas of quality control began to make such a big impact on Japanese companies.
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I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion.
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We will try to create conditions where persons could come together in a spirit of teamwork, and exercise to their heart’s desire their technological capacity.
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If you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.
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We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
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If we do our best and make efforts, a peaceful and great future will become ours without fail.
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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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Never break another man’s rice bowl.
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We don’t believe in market research for a new product unknown to the public. So we never do any.
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In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty.
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Advertising and promotion alone will not sustain a bad product or a product that is not right for the times.
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In the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
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