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In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty, your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.

Akio Morita

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Akio Morita
Age: 78 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 26
Died: 1999
Died: October 3
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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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Never break another man's rice bowl.
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Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
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