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Ikea people do not drive flas...

Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

The IKEA spirit is strong and...

The IKEA spirit is strong and living reality. Simplicity in our behavior gives us strength. Simplicity and humbleness characterize us in our relations with each others, our suppliers and our customers.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

Most things remain undone. Gl...

Most things remain undone. Glorious future!

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

You can do so much in ten min...

You can do so much in ten minutes' time. Ten minutes, once gone, are gone for good. Divide your life into 10-minute units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activity.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

Waste of resources is a morta...

Waste of resources is a mortal sin at IKEA.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

My theory was that good furni...

My theory was that good furniture could be priced so that the man with the flat wallet would be attracted to it, would make a place for it in his spending, and could afford it.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

We don't need flashy cars, im...

We don't need flashy cars, impressive titles, uniforms, or other status symbols. We rely on our strength and our will!

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

I've paid an awful lot of law...

I've paid an awful lot of lawyers to protect what I've built. I can only hope the money was well spent.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

I see my task as serving the ...

I see my task as serving the majority of people. The question is, how do you find out what they want, how best to serve them? My answer is to stay close to ordinary people because, at heart, I am one of them.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

I decided that the stock mark...

I decided that the stock market was not an option for IKEA. I knew that only a long-term perspective could secure our growth plans, and I didn't want IKEA to become dependent on financial institutions.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

Simple routine have a greater...

Simple routine have a greater impact. It is not just to cut costs that we avoid luxury hotels. We do not need fancy cars, posh titles, tailor made uniforms or other status symbols.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

It is in the nature of Smalan...

It is in the nature of Smaland to be thrifty.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

I feel many responsibilities ...

I feel many responsibilities - to our customers, to our employees, to the environment, to the world at large. But I don't want to feel responsible to investors, to outsiders with financial concerns that may differ from those of the welfare of IKEA.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

If we want to be cost-conscio...

If we want to be cost-conscious, we should do it, not just talk about how cost-conscious we are.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

The company will never go to ...

The company will never go to the market. We want to keep strict self-financing.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

An optimised tax structure gi...

An optimised tax structure gives us the possibility of flexibility in using our assets that have already been taxed in one market. They can be used in new markets for further business development without the additional burden of double taxation.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

We have always looked at taxe...

We have always looked at taxes as a cost, just as any other cost that comes with doing business.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

Normally, I try to get my hai...

Normally, I try to get my haircut when I'm in a developing country. Last time, it was in Vietnam.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

We ought to have more women i...

We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

How the hell can I ask people...

How the hell can I ask people who work for me to travel cheaply if I travel in luxury? It's a question of good leadership.

Ingvar Kamprad 39 quotes

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