A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.

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

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

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?

Never break another man's rice bowl.

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.

All you need is the best product in the world, the most efficient production in the world and global marketing.