If you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.
AKIO MORITAThe public does not know what is possible. We do.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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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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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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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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Japanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes.
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I knew we needed a weapon to break through to the US market, and it had to be something different, something that nobody else was making.
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We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
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But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
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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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In the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
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The important thing in my view is not to pin the blame for a mistake on somebody, but rather to find out what caused the mistake.
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If you trust your colleague today, he may be your competitor tomorrow, because people frequently move from one company to another.
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The most important mission for a Japanese manager is to develop a healthy relationship with his employees.
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Without an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period.
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People need money, but they also want to be happy in their work and proud of 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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