Never break another man’s rice bowl.
AKIO MORITAMy concept is that anybody has creative ability, but very few people know how to use it.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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From a management standpoint, it is very important to know how to unleash people’s inborn creativity.
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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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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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Japanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes.
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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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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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I often say to my assistants, “Never trust anybody,” but what I mean is that you should never trust someone else to do a job exactly the way you would want it done.
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In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty.
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We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
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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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Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
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All you need is the best product in the world, the most efficient production in the world and global marketing.
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I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work.
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