I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion.
AKIO MORITAThe public does not know what is possible. We do.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
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Americans make money by playing `money games,’ namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth … instead of creating and producing goods with some actual value.
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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
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My chief job is to constantly stir or rekindle the curiosity of people that gets driven out by bureaucracy and formal schooling systems.
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Employees are not guilty; why should they suffer?
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It has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
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But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
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My concept is that anybody has creative ability, but very few people know how to use it.
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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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And then we grow up and learn to blend our innate abilities with the rules or principles we have learned.
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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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America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
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A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.
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You can be totally rational with a machine.
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