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I often say to my assistants, Never trust anybody, but what I mean is that you should never trust someone else to do a job exactly the way you would want it done.

Akio Morita

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Akio Morita
Age: 78 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 26
Died: 1999
Died: October 3
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