Lee Kun-hee quotes

Lee Kun-hee was a South Korean businessman best known for transforming Samsung into a global technology leader. Under his leadership, Samsung grew from an average trading company into one of the world’s most valuable and innovative corporations. He is remembered as a visionary who reshaped both Samsung and South Korea’s role in the global economy. Here are 4 of his quotes:

Samsung's future hinges on new businesses, new products and new technologies. We should make our corporate culture more open, flexible and innovative.

Lee Kun-hee

There's an ongoing competition by global companies across all areas from products, technology development and hiring talented people to patent disputes. The market is big and opportunities are wide open, so we should find out new businesses that Samsung's future will hinge on.

Lee Kun-hee

Korea can't become a 'first-class' nation unless regulation and 'a sense of power' disappear. The nation's politics is the fourth-class, bureaucratic are the third-class, and business is the second-class.

Lee Kun-hee