“The public does not know what is possible. We do.”

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.

Never break another man’s rice bowl.

The most important mission for a Japanese manager is to develop a healthy relationship with his employees.

If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by.

If you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.

The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.

Whether we succeed or not depends on the strength of our resolve and the amount of our endeavor.

From a management standpoint, it is very important to know how to unleash people’s inborn creativity.

Every action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.

People need money, but they also want to be happy in their work and proud of it.

To gain profit is important, but you must invest to build up assets that you can cash in in the future.

I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion.

An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.

All you need is the best product in the world, the most efficient production in the world and global marketing.

But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.

Of course we have to make a profit, but we have to make a profit over the long haul, not just the short term, and that means we must keep investing in research and development.

Look up from what you’re doing and look around for a minute. See what a beautiful world you’re in.

Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching.

Have you ever been to the countryside? It’s so small. And there’s nothing to do.

Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship – and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.

I had chances to do that stuff, but I like baseball, I really do.

What we are is much more important to Him than what we do for Him.

What someone else does or doesn’t do has no effect on me and what I do.

When you’re a war correspondent, the reader is for you because the reader is saying, ‘Gee, I wouldn’t want to be doing that.’ They’re on your side.