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

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

“In business as well, if you are to be successful you must always win. An enterprise will grow in accordance with the amount of effort you plow into it.”

“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.”

“Recognizing our responsibilities as industrialists, we will devote ourselves to the progress and development of society and the well-being of people through our business activities, thereby enhancing the quality of life throughout the world.”

“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 manager lays firm foundations for future growth.”

“Our social mission as a manufacturer is only realized when products reach, are used by, and satisfy the customer... We need to take the customer's skin temperature daily.”