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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.

Akio Morita

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Akio Morita
Age: 78 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 26
Died: 1999
Died: October 3
Businessman
Businessperson
Engineer
Physicist
Sales
Innovation
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Force
Business

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If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by.
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Never break another man's rice bowl.
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