I approve designs not because I think I am more gifted or somebody who can see ahead three or four years from now, but just to make sure that the design is a logical, rational decision, taken after analyzing pros and cons.

More and more, in any company, managers are dealing with different cultures. Companies are going global, but the teams are being divided and scattered all over the planet.

If guys try to make a bigger company for the sake of size, they don't create value in most cases.

As an individual, not as the boss of a company, I am very interested in motor racing.

I don't believe in hostile moves. I don't believe they carry any value.

You have to listen to the people who have a negative opinion as well as those who have positive opinion. Just to make sure that you are blending all these opinions in your mind before a decision is made.

The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary.