Cost Quote by Ingvar Kamprad

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,…

— Ingvar Kamprad

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

— Ingvar Kamprad

Simplicity and common sense should characterize planning and strategic direction.

— Ingvar Kamprad

My theory was that good furniture could be priced so that the man with the flat wallet would be attracted to it, would make…

— Ingvar Kamprad

Most things remain undone. Glorious future!

— Ingvar Kamprad

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

— Ingvar Kamprad

You can do so much in 10 minutes time. Ten minutes, once gone, are gone for good. Divide your life into 10-minute units and…

— Ingvar Kamprad

“Once and for all, we have decided to side with the many.”

— Ingvar Kamprad

I'm a bit tight with money, but so what? I look at the money I'm about to spend on myself and ask myself if…

— Ingvar Kamprad

Making mistakes is the privilege of the active - of those who can correct their mistakes and put them right.

— Ingvar Kamprad

It was our duty to expand. Those who cannot or will not join us are to be pitied. What we want to do, we…

— Ingvar Kamprad

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

— Ingvar Kamprad