"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."

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Source : "Made in Japan : Akio Morita and Sony" by Akio Morita, Edwin M. Reingold, Mitsuko Shimomura, (p. 186), 1986.

Akio Morita

#Mistake Quotes #Believe Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Release what no longer serves you to create a space for that which does. And yes, sometimes this even means people.”
“In terms of professionally what I want to do, I want to play 15-plus more years, get to the Hall of Fame, and win a lot of championships and all that. I'd love to be the owner of a team one day. But it's way bigger than that. For me, my vision is how can I affect somebody positively every day? When you focus on other people, somehow good things happen to you. I think that's my goal. That's my vision.”
“Every individual should have a purpose in life which is worthy of intense effort-and constantly work toward the definite goal ahead.”
“the relentless touring and endless repetition of the same songs over and over again promoted a creeping awareness that my music had begun to sound like my washing machine.”
“Lately though I've been in love with myself and I've become my own best friend.”
“We are always looking for the book it is necessary to read next.”
“I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.”
“If one or two works from a body of work for an exhibition are what you would like to be remembered by, it is a good exhibition.”

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