The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
AKIO MORITAOur plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
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To have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.
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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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But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
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Whether we succeed or not depends on the strength of our resolve and the amount of our endeavor.
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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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I believe people work for satisfaction.
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The best example of this was the Apollo project in the United States.
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Never break another man’s rice bowl.
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Without an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period.
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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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If you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.
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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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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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It’s difficult to see new projects to fruition.
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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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