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Sōichirō [[Honda]] (本田 宗一郎, Honda Sōichirō, November 17, 1906 – August 5, 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist, and founder of [[Honda|Honda Motor Co.]], Ltd.. Soichiro was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. | Sōichirō [[Honda]] (本田 宗一郎, Honda Sōichirō, November 17, 1906 – August 5, 1991) was a Japanese engineer and industrialist, and founder of [[Honda|Honda Motor Co.]], Ltd.. Soichiro was born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. | ||
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Honda remained president until his retirement in 1973, stayed on as director, and was appointed "supreme adviser" in 1983. His legendary status was such that People magazine placed him on their "25 Most Intriguing People of the Year" list for 1980, dubbing him "the Japanese Henry Ford." In retirement Honda busied himself with work connected with the Honda Foundation. He died in 1991 from liver failure. | Honda remained president until his retirement in 1973, stayed on as director, and was appointed "supreme adviser" in 1983. His legendary status was such that People magazine placed him on their "25 Most Intriguing People of the Year" list for 1980, dubbing him "the Japanese Henry Ford." In retirement Honda busied himself with work connected with the Honda Foundation. He died in 1991 from liver failure. | ||
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"I could not understand how it could move under its own power. And when it had driven past me, without even thinking why I found myself chasing it down the road, as hard as I could run" | |||
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If you hire only those 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" | |||
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"Success is 99 percent failure" | |||
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"Success represents the 1% of your work which results from the 99% that is called failure" | |||
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"The value of life can be measured by how many times your soul has been deeply stirred" | |||
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"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" | |||
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[[Category:Honda people]] | [[Category:Honda people]] | ||
[[Category:Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductees]] | [[Category:Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductees]] | ||
[[Category:Motorcycle designers]] | [[Category:Motorcycle designers]] | ||