I just love to fight. I like to hurt people. I haven't lost that. I didn't lose it when I first got a bit of wealth and I haven't lost it now. The nature of my business is to hurt people.
A businessman can be as military as any politician.
When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to grow again so that you can skin them again.
Canon is basically a very aggressive company. Our company works on competitive principles. It does not treat people equally, but it does treat them fairly.
When you're dealing with people in an industry that's all about making money, they push you farther than you really wanna go.
The high-tech business, the semiconductor business, it's very competitive. You're out there every day slugging it out, no different from players slugging it out on the ice.
I like being involved in businesses where you are kicking ass.
I love innovation, I love competing. I hate my competitors. You cannot be in the world of business when you don't have this consciousness of winning.
