Author: Ingvar Kamprad

Quotes

It is in the nature of Smaland to be thrifty.

It is in the nature of Smaland to be thrifty.

- Ingvar Kamprad

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.

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

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

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

- Ingvar Kamprad

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

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

- Ingvar Kamprad

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

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

- Ingvar Kamprad

If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

- Ingvar Kamprad

I'm not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying.

I'm not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying.

- Ingvar Kamprad

I look at the money I'm about to spend on myself and ask if IKEA's customers could afford it.

I look at the money I'm about to spend on myself and ask if IKEA's customers could afford it.

- Ingvar Kamprad

When the first million came in, I felt, 'My God, now I'm really independent.' That was a fantastic experience.

When the first million came in, I felt, 'My God, now I'm really independent.' That was a fantastic experience.

- Ingvar Kamprad

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