I changed the mindset at Canon by getting people to realize that profits come first.

Diversification and globalization are the keys to the future.

Canon is basically a very aggressive company. Our company works on competitive principles. It does not treat people equally, but it does treat them fairly.

The world is facing a new networked, digital lifestyle, and we will ensure that Canon remains ahead of the game.

The laws of gravity cannot be held responcible for people falling in love.

In its own way the kiss had been an act of murder.

Just looking into something kind of analytically can give a lot of ideas.

I have no idea what I did. I heard people talk about dead leg, shake, change of pace and all that, but I did things without thinking about them.

I would rather be erring on the side of common-sense pragmatism and doing everything possible so that I felt that no stone was left unturned in terms of trying to protect school children.

The Germans only have one player under 22, and he's 23!

To be wise was to be above joy and sorrow, fear and pity, ambition and humiliation. It was to hate nothing and to love nothing, and above all to be utterly indifferent to the love and hate of others.

The greatest enemy to love is your pride

I thought we had lost you. I thought we'd done something worse than let you die.' His old arms were tight and strong about me. I was kind to the old man. I did not tell him they had.

Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.