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.

Once you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative.

Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.

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.

Carefully watch how people live, get an intuitive sense as to what they might want and then go with it. Don’t do market research.

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?