But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
AKIO MORITAIf you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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We want everybody to have the best facilities in which to work, but we do not believe in posh and impressive private offices.
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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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The best example of this was the Apollo project in the United States.
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Management of an industrial company must be giving targets to the engineers constantly; that may be the most important job management has in dealing with its engineers.
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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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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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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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I believe people work for satisfaction.
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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.
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But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
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It has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
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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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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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Don’t do market research.
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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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