People magazine dubbed him "the Japanese Henry Ford ." They were referring to Soichiro Honda, and he was that and more. An engineer first, and a world-class visionary and industrialist, he founded Honda Motor Company in 1948. As president, Soichiro Honda turned the company into a billion-dollar multinational that produced the best-selling motorcycles in the world. Honda's engineering and marketing skills resulted in Honda motorcycles outselling Triumph and Harley-Davidson in their respective home markets.
Mr. Honda passed away in 1991 at the age of 84. Some of his philosophy:
"In the long run, there is no waste in life."
"Since I found pleasure in the fact that a thing of my own contrivance was proving useful and was appreciated by people, I was not paying much attention to profits."
"To me, success can be achieved only through repeated failure and introspection."
"Looking back, in my work, I feel that I have made nothing but mistakes, a series of regrets. But I also am proof of an accomplishment. Although I made one mistake after another,...I never made the same mistake and I always tried my hardest and succeeded in improving my efforts."
" What insures the future...is the philosophy of manufacturing things in the interest of people."
Mr. Honda passed away in 1991 at the age of 84. Some of his philosophy:
"In the long run, there is no waste in life."
"Since I found pleasure in the fact that a thing of my own contrivance was proving useful and was appreciated by people, I was not paying much attention to profits."
"To me, success can be achieved only through repeated failure and introspection."
"Looking back, in my work, I feel that I have made nothing but mistakes, a series of regrets. But I also am proof of an accomplishment. Although I made one mistake after another,...I never made the same mistake and I always tried my hardest and succeeded in improving my efforts."
" What insures the future...is the philosophy of manufacturing things in the interest of people."
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