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7 quotes from Sakichi Toyoda — Japanese inventor and founder of Toyota Industries..

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“Before you say you can't do something…TRY IT.”

Perseverance

“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice.”

Quality

“There is nothing that can't be done. If you can't make something, it's because you haven't tried hard enough.”

— Sakichi Toyoda

“The greatest feature of this loom was that it would automatically stop if a single thread broke. I see in this the origin of not only Toyota's dedication to preventing the production of defective products, but also our belief that we should not make people into mere machine overseers.”

— Akio Toyoda, Toyota Chairman

“Open the door, it's a big world outside.”

— Sakichi Toyoda

“He is the one person whose praise I sought. In his lifetime, he always struggled and passed away at the age of just 57 without reaping the fruits of his work. I never had the chance to meet him, and always wanted to meet him in my dreams.”

— Akio Toyoda, on Kiichiro Toyoda

“Before you say you can't do something, try it.”

— Kiichiro Toyoda

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Sakichi Toyoda

Japanese inventor and founder of Toyota Industries.