If we face recession, we should not lay off employees; the company should sacrifice a profit. It's management's risk and management's responsibility. Employees are not guilty; why should they suffer?

An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.

If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by.

America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.

We don't believe in market research for a new product unknown to the public. So we never do any.

You can be totally rational with a machine. But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.

Never break another man's rice bowl.