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I underlined my conviction that running a business and managing an enterprise were not merely a private concern but a public endeavor.

— Matsushita Konosuke

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Sometimes the proposals are good; but one must be cautious of tempting offers that may not derive from the best intentions.

Our social mission as a manufacturer is only realized when products reach, are used by, and satisfy the customer... We need to take the customer's skin temperature daily.

Kōnosuke Matsushita in: Nihon Seisansei Honbu (1984)

Recognizing our responsibilities as industrialists, we will devote ourselves to the progress and development of society and the well-being of people through our business activities, thereby enhancing the quality of life throughout the world.

When it rains, you put up an umbrella. That is the secret of success in business and management.

In business as well, if you are to be successful you must always win. An enterprise will grow in accordance with the amount of effort you plow into it.

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