Top 19 Quotes & Sayings by Soichiro Honda

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Japanese businessman Soichiro Honda.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Soichiro Honda was a Japanese engineer and industrialist. In 1948, he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and oversaw its expansion from a wooden shack manufacturing bicycle motors to a multinational automobile and motorcycle manufacturer.

Japanese - Businessman | November 17, 1906 - August 5, 1991

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I could not understand how it could move under its own power. And when it had driven past me, without even thinking why I found myself chasing it down the road, as hard as I could run.

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Success is 99 percent failure.

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Success represents the 1% of your work which results from the 99% that is called failure.

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

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If you hire only those people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don't particularly like.

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There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand', meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do.

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Each individual should work for himself. People will not sacrifice themselves for the company. They come to work at the company to enjoy themselves.

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The day I stop dreaming is the day I die.

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

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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.

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Success is ninety-nine percent failure.

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Many people dream of success. To me, success can only be achieved through repeated failure and introspection.

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90% of success is failure.

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

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Instead of being afraid of the challenge and failure, be afraid of avoiding the challenge and doing nothing

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Man is not interesting without some imperfection

Soichiro Honda

There is a Japanese proverb that literally goes 'Raise the sail with your stronger hand,' meaning you must go after the opportunities that arise in life that you are best equipped to do.

Soichiro Honda