Is the motive good? Is there no selfish intent?
動機善なりや、私心なかりしか
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Kazuo Inamori
Born in Kagoshima in 1932, Kazuo Inamori founded Kyocera and KDDI, each a trillion-yen enterprise. At 78 he rescued bankrupt Japan Airlines. A Zen priest, he proved altruistic management delivers.
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One is only happy in proportion as he makes others feel happy.
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When you judge with an altruistic heart, everything works out.
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My compositions are the product of my understanding and my pain; those born of pain alone seem to please the world most.
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I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.
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