Soichiro Honda Quotes

“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.”

“It's amazing to me that, in the 42 years since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, women today still receive fewer wages than men for the same work.”

“My own mother always taught me that fairness was a family value - I think equal pay is about fairness for everyone.”

“Success is 99 percent failure.”

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

“I happened on the idea of fitting an engine to a bicycle simply because I did not want to ride crowded trains and buses.”

“Never let your failures go to your heart or your successes go to your head.”

“Did children want sports cars for parents? No. They wanted Hondas. They wanted to know that the car would start in all seasons.”

“In America, the dreamers, the disabled and the disadvantaged are not left to defend themselves, alone in their struggles.”

“Most of the robots being developed for home use are functional in design - Gecko's homecare robot looks rather like the Star Wars robot R2-D2. Honda and Sony are designing robots that look more like the same movie's 'android' C-3PO.”