“If I had gone to a big company, it would have been very difficult for ...” — Shuji Nakamura Quote

“If I had gone to a big company, it would have been very difficult for me to do research freely. At a big company, say Sony, there are very, very good researchers. So I would have to ask them what I could do.”

“If Japanese companies don't reform drastically and implement English as their daily business language, the economy will only continue to contract.”

“For people who currently have to burn fossil fuels to produce meager, polluting light, LED lighting is a game changer.”

“At a big company, often size turns into constipation; it fogs the lens about what's really happening. Sometimes with size and success comes the notion that since we've done things to be successful, we have the formula and can institutionalize it. That can be death.”

“With Twitter and other social networking tools, you can get a lot of advice from great people. I learn more from Twitter than any survey or discussion with a big company.”

“I'd rather deal with a big company, because at least I can sue them, and see them, and know what they're doing. Google, for instance, shows you everything they've collected on you, with a clearly written privacy policy. They tell you what they're doing with it. I'm not scared by that.”