America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.

To gain profit is important, but you must invest to build up assets that you can cash in in the future.

But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice.

The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.

There is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies.

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

There are three creativities: creativity in technology, in product planning, and in marketing. To have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.