“In my family, there were Kei and Minoru and then there were the rest. Everyone in my family is very opinionated and everyone tried to join the debate. But by the time my turn came, there was nothing left to say.”

an assumption that has resulted in the rapid expansion of the real estate securitization business.

We must continually reinvent ourselves, responding to changing times with innovative new business models.

In my experience, in the real-estate business past success stories are generally not applicable to new situations.

We intend to conduct our business in a way that not only meets but exceeds the expectations of our customers, business partners, shareholders, and creditors, as well as the communities in which we operate and society at large.

This trend could be regarded as a risk factor, as it exposes the real estate sector to at least three potential problems: first, interest rate hikes; second, revisions to securitization business accounting standards; and third, overheating in the real estate market.

Today the strategies of many companies in the real estate industry are premised on low interest rates.

A boat can’t have two captains.

I couldn’t keep pace, so I looked to do my own things.

God cannot be sensed as a second thought, as an explanation of the origin of the universe. He is either the first and the last, or just another concept.

Gold begets in brethren hate; Gold in families debate; Gold does friendship separate; Gold does civil wars create.

Before the thunderous clamor of political debate or war set loose in the world, love insisted on its promise for the possibility of human unity

Western traditions of education have emphasized knowledge analysis, description and debate. They all have a part to play, but today there is a whole vast aspect of doing that has just been left out. Operacy is what keeps society going.

I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism.

Some people think I enjoy debate. I don’t. I wish everyone agreed with me; it would save a lot of time.

There is no debate here, just scientists and non-scientists. And since the subject is science, the non-scientists don’t get a vote.

Listen first. Give your opponents a chance to talk. Let them finish. Do not resist, defend or debate. This only raises barriers. Try to build bridges of understanding.