In 1989, Morita set out his views in a collection of essays titled The Japan That Can Say No: Why Japan Will Be First
Scoring and disqualifications – cheating
When Edwin H. Armstrong, an electrical engineer, invented FM radio in the 30s, which had a clearer and stronger signal than AM, Sarnoff did
Buffett Subsdies
Buffett’s new toy, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, incorporates 3 of the five original transcontinental lines. All but one, Jame’s Hill’s Great Northern –
Raligh gains at expense of poor
Quite the same enthusiasm. His highly lucrative monopoly on woolen broadcloth was widely resented as a tax on the poor, while his foppish silks
Lance Armstrong, On the best sort of team
I’d like to have a strong American team that trains hard, races hard, wins, and doesn’t whine. I think cycling needs that. You play
Trollope, On pride and vanity
Pride of place, and the power of living well in front of the world’s eye, are dear to us all; – are, doubtless, intended
Harry Markopolos, On trying to nail wall street fraudster
Operating earnings as mulligan golf; forgetting about the mistakes. Also, Madoff’s golf score showed the same kind of fraudulent consistency as his investment returns.
Somerset Maughm
There are people who are strangely constituted. There are criminals who will work like beavers to contrive schemes that land them in prison. and
Michael Lewis
Customers have very short memories.” If that was the guiding principle of Salomon Brothers in the dept of customer relations, then all was suddenly