Quotes By The Self Made Billionaire

Ingvar Kamprad, is the Swedish business magnet and founder of Ikea who was once ranked the eighth richest man in the world with a networth around $43.2 billion dollars. He gave a lot of his money away and last time Forbes checked in with Ingvar his networth was estimated to be around $6 Billion.

He is often criticised because he cares for the environment and would rather catch public transport to and from work each day. The critics don’t get to Ingvar though, he can sleep at night knowing that he is making a difference and is not just in it for the money.

Ingvar Kamprad shares 5 quotes on simplicity, enthusiasm and frugality.

1. “Only those who are asleep make no mistakes.”

2. “I could have an office all to myself but since my collaborators don’t have one, then I too am contented to have a desk in a shared room.”

3. “What is good for our customers is also in the long run good for us.”

4. “Making mistakes is the privilege of the active. It is always the mediocre people who are negative, who spend their time proving that they were not wrong.”

5. “People say I am cheap, and I don’t mind if they do.”