A Quote by Jeffrey R. Immelt

When I was a young guy, when I first started with G.E., Jack Welch sent us all to Japan because in those days Japan was gonna crush us. And we learned a lot about Japan when we were there. But over the subsequent 30 years, the Japanese companies all fell behind. And the reason why they fell behind is because they didn't globalize.

Jeffrey R. Immelt

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Jeffrey R. Immelt
American - Businessman
Born: February 19, 1956

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Sheena Iyengar

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Paul Watson

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Shinzo Abe

At some point a few years ago Japan unilaterally stopped those talks and broke off contacts with us. It was not we who broke off contacts with Japan, it was the Japanese side that broke off contacts with us.

Vladimir Putin

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Porter Robinson

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Alberto Del Rio

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Curtis LeMay

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Kingoro Hashimoto

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Travis Rice

The day after I retire I will move back to Japan. That's how much I love Japan. I feel more comfortable there, all my friends are there, my sponsors are mostly Japanese and I feel more fun in Japan.

Kei Nishikori

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Vladimir Putin

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