Today, November 17, Soichiro Honda the founder and spiritual leader of Honda Motor Co. Ltd., would have been 100 years old. Mr Honda died on August 5, 1991.
10 famous quotes from Mr...
Honda
• “We only have one future, and it will be made of our dreams, if we have the courage to challenge convention.”
• “Real happiness lies in the completion of work using your own brains and skills.”
• “Racing improves the breed.”
• “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.”
• “We will not be content with this victory alone [first win in F1]. We will study why we won and aggressively apply those winning technologies to new cars.”
• “Enjoying your work is essential. If your work becomes an expression of your own ideas, you will surely enjoy it.”
• “After materials are carried into the factory, nothing but products should be carried out from it.”
• “If Honda does not race there is no Honda.”
• "Since I was a small child, one of my dreams has been to compete in motor vehicle races all over the world with a vehicle of my own making, and to win."
• “Because the water raises rice and the fishes live in the water, I don’t want to contaminate it.”
Here's more on Mr. Honda.
• “We only have one future, and it will be made of our dreams, if we have the courage to challenge convention.”
• “Real happiness lies in the completion of work using your own brains and skills.”
• “Racing improves the breed.”
• “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.”
• “We will not be content with this victory alone [first win in F1]. We will study why we won and aggressively apply those winning technologies to new cars.”
• “Enjoying your work is essential. If your work becomes an expression of your own ideas, you will surely enjoy it.”
• “After materials are carried into the factory, nothing but products should be carried out from it.”
• “If Honda does not race there is no Honda.”
• "Since I was a small child, one of my dreams has been to compete in motor vehicle races all over the world with a vehicle of my own making, and to win."
• “Because the water raises rice and the fishes live in the water, I don’t want to contaminate it.”
Here's more on Mr. Honda.
ateixeira says:
08:03 AM, 11/17/06
“After materials are carried into the factory, nothing but products should be carried out from it.”
Oddly enough that's the one that stands out to me as very forward thinking. The push for zero waste and environmentally friendly design only happened recently, yet I'm sure he was a pioneer in this regard.
hondacura4 says:
03:16 PM, 11/17/06
This is why Im a Honda fanatic. They have a philosophy (which few companies have these days) that they follow and it NEVER changes. Hondas innovation and techology is world class yet they seem to deliver it in a simple, intuative, efficient, high quality, well made, affordable package. Its evident in every single Honda product. "Man maximum, machine minimum" does have a meaning!
I just hope they never follow the Toyota route and try to become "the American car company". Honda please remain true to the game and great success will follow. I think Soichiro would be proud to see how far his company has grown and evolved since 1991, while remaining Honda.
estreka says:
08:03 PM, 11/17/06
I too am a huge Honda fan. No other company puts so much effort into the design and engineering of their vehicles (yes, I'm including companies like Ferrari and Rolls Royce). Yes, they have wonderful ideas, but the true key factor is that they make them in such a way that they're affordable.
billt9 says:
11:17 PM, 11/17/06
Naming a car after the engine technology is cool... the Compound Vortex Controlled Combustion, or "Civic".