If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home.

People say I am cheap, and I don't mind if they do.

IKEA is not completely perfect. It irritates me to hear it said that IKEA is the best company in the world. We are going the right way to becoming it but we are not there yet.

Time is your most important resource. You can do so much in ten minutes. Ten minutes; once gone is gone for good.

I'm not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying.

What is good for our customers is also in the long run good for us.