18 March 2007

14 Famous quotes from Soichiro Honda

Famous quotes from Soichiro Honda
Thought I'd share some of the famous quotes from the father of Honda, Soichiro Honda.

* Success is 99% failure.

* We only have one future, and it will be made of our dreams, if we have the courage to challenge convention.

* Real happiness lies in the completion of work using your own brains and skills.

* Racing improves the breed.

* What we learn through failure becomes a precious part of us, strengthening us in everything we do. So let the tough things make you tougher.

* We will not be content with this victory alone [first win in F1]. We will study why we won and aggressively apply those winning technologies to new cars.

* Enjoying your work is essential. If your work becomes an expression of your own ideas, you will surely enjoy it.

* After materials are carried into the factory, nothing but products should be carried out from it.

* If Honda does not race there is no Honda.”

* Since I was a small child, one of my dreams has been to compete in motor vehicle races all over the world with a vehicle of my own making, and to win.

* Because the water raises rice and the fishes live in the water, I don’t want to contaminate it.

* Success represents the 1% of your work which results from the 99% that is called failure.
o Possibly from an Economist article

* The value of life can be measured by how many times your soul has been deeply stirred.

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