I've done strategic planning, all kind of cash flows, but in fad marketing, it is all really irrelevant. It is marketing by total gut feeling. There is no market research. You either sell 500 of something, and it is a… — Ken Hakuta Copy Share Image
When I did inventions, I always thought only of the invention itself, but the kids would ask for marketing materials. — Ken Hakuta Copy Share Image
In California, you want to have the strangest thing, be doing the strangest thing. People admire that. — Ken Hakuta Copy Share Image
I've become obsessed with preserving Shaker furniture. I feel as though every influence in my life, everything I've learned and know, all the money… — Ken Hakuta Copy Share Image
Shaker pieces were not to show off. One was not to waste energy to decorate. — Ken Hakuta Copy Share Image
I was the first person to export Teflon-coated ironing board covers to Japan. — Ken Hakuta Copy Share Image
People always ask me how I got interested in the Shakers, but I have no clear-cut answer. — Ken Hakuta Copy Share Image
Most people think the Shakers are in Pennsylvania. They tend to confuse them with the Amish. — Ken Hakuta Copy Share Image
Other people might buy a Rolls-Royce. I'd rather encourage people to be creative. — Ken Hakuta Copy Share Image
In Japan, the more expensive a restaurant is, the larger the plates and the smaller the portions. The cheaper a restaurant is, the smaller… — Ken Hakuta Copy Share Image
