Akio Morita

What we in industry learned in dealing with people is that people do not work just for money and that if you are trying to motivate, money is not the most effective tool.

We tell our young managers: 'Don't be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice'.

More people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods.

In all my years in business I can recall very few people I have wanted to fire for making mistakes.

...if you are nothing but profit-conscious, you cannot see the opportunities ahead.

..I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work. People need money, but they also want to be happy in their work and proud of it.

I believe people work for satisfaction.

You can be totally rational with a machine. But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.