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The important thing in my view is not to pin the blame for a mistake on somebody, but rather to find out what caused the mistake.

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Akio Morita
Age: 78 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 26
Died: 1999
Died: October 3
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Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
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We don't believe in market research for a new product unknown to the public. So we never do any.
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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target. The best example of this was the Apollo project in the United States.
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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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You can be totally rational with a machine. But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
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Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things.
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If we do our best and make efforts, a peaceful and great future will become ours without fail. Whether we succeed or not depends on the strength of our resolve and the amount of our endeavor.
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