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.

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

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

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

It was our duty to expand. Those who cannot or will not join us are to be pitied. What we want to do, we can do and will do, together. A glorious future!

How can I ask people who work for me to travel cheaply if I am traveling in luxury?

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