Column: Horie aphorisms.

June 30, 2004
"Why don't you take us seriously? We have a cash of 51.2 Billion yen."
- When Kintetsu refused Livedoor to purchase the baseball team.

September 27, 2004
"I was raised in a family with cheap salary. Budget of parents and ability of children are unrelated. There must be many children who can't develop their abilities due to family finances."
- In a column of newspaper, titled "My opinion of education reformation".

October 2004
"Managers is better the younger. He can think quickly, moreover he has physical strength."
- In an interview of journalists.

January 24, 2005
"To forestall Yahoo, I can't wait banks at a loss."
- In an announcement conference of establishing an internet bank together with Saikyo Bank.

March 4, 2005
"The journalism what all of you think was necessary during the times when there was no internet, but no longer necessary."
- In an interview of journalists.

March 8, 2005
"Within an assumption. This is a big game for us, and we work on a plan carefully."
- When The TOB of Nippon Broadcast stocks by Fuji TV was concluded.

July 8, 2005
"Society must consider the disparity society."
- In a lecture held in Aichi Expo.

September 6, 2005
"I have a sense of incongruity about the constitution begins on stating 'The royal family is a symbol of Japan'. It is not changed, perhaps because they are afraid of rightists."
- In a lecture held in Japan Foreign Correspondent Association.

October 11, 2005
"I will be entering in space business in two years."
- In a lecture held in Tokyo.

December 25, 2005
"I worked hard in my business thinking of stockholders for 10 years."
- In a general meeting of stockholders, when stockholders critisized proposal for continuing non-dividend paying.