With a unique vision and mission, Soichiro Honda founded the Honda Motor Company, which is now one of the best automobile manufacturers in the world

Born in a modest family, Soichiro Honda was always interested in automobiles. As an infant, he used to play with toy cars and motorcycles. Probably this is the reason he went onto become an automobile pioneer and gifted the world with the Honda Motor Company. To set up the company, Soichiro Honda went through several hardships in his lifetime but never gave up. As a tribute to the legendary Japanese entrepreneur, here’s this piece which contains the motivational words of Soichiro Honda.

•      “It wasn’t necessary to be born a nobleman or rich to succeed in life.”
•       “I just wouldn’t give in, no way.”
•      “If you make a superior product, people will buy it.”
•      “Profound belief in something allows every individual to find an immense inner force, and to overcome his or her failings.” 
•      “You don’t measure a man’s greatness by his physical size, but by his acts, by the impact he makes on human history.”
•      “I enjoy working, and it isn’t because I’m president that I would deprive myself of that pleasure!”
•      “Real happiness lies in the completion of work using your own brains and skills.” 
•      “There are… qualities which… lead to success. Courage, perseverance, the ability to dream and to persevere.”
•      “A diploma is by no means a sure ticket to life.”
•      “I don’t give a damn for the diploma. What I want is knowledge.”
•      “When you fail, you also learn how not to fail.”
•      “Hope, makes you forget all the difficult hours.”
•      “Success can be achieved only through repeated failure and introspection. In fact, success represents 1 per cent of your work, which results only from the 99 per cent that is called failure.”
•      “A company is most clearly defined not by its people or its history, but by its products.”
•      “I’d sooner die than imitate other people… That’s why we had to work so hard! Because we didn’t imitate.” 
•      “If you hire only people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don’t particularly like.”
•      “Why should a man… spend his days seated behind a desk, twiddling his thumbs to pass the time?”
•      “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.”