Matsushita Konosuke

"Sometimes the proposals are good; but one must be cautious of tempting offers that may not derive from the best intentions."

"If it does not grow, even though you are working hard, it is not because of unfavorable circumstances, bad timing, or bad luck. ... of the past has shown, it is during the bad times that the skilled m…"

"In order to do a good job a person must like what he or she is doing... If you do things just because you have to, then you will never enjoy work. Nor will you do a good job if you do it simply out of…"

"It is a kind of law of nature. The goal one aims for can rarely be reached by a direct road."

"No matter how deep a study you make. What you really have to rely on is your own intuition and when it comes down to it, you really don't know what's going to happen until you do it."

"The untrapped mind is open enough to see many possibilities, humble enough to learn from anyone and anything, forbearing enough to forgive all, perceptive enough to see things as they really are, and …"

"I underlined my conviction that running a business and managing an enterprise were not merely a private concern but a public endeavor."

"When it rains, you put up an umbrella. That is the secret of success in business and management."