Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.


Ingvar Kamprad

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When you loosen that up, and people can drive small cars everywhere, then people will buy.
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This is a public show where people will drive in to see the cars.
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I drive a big Dodge truck. I drive American cars.
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Everyone wants to drive a luxury brand even if it's not a particularly luxurious vehicle.
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She's steady, she's not flashy.
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We strongly urge people if you do not have to get out, please stay at home.
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We're just grinders. You're not going to see us do a lot of flashy things.
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I don't buy cars I can't drive.
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I worked at Ikea as a customer service rep for two years and loved it.
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I've never been very flashy or high-profile.
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I'm so happy and thankful I made it a point be a stay-at-home mom.
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But why, oh why, do the wrong people travel, / When the right people stay at home?
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However, in the future, IKEA will keep an expansion speed of opening one or two stores each year.
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Do not allow the money to drive the train. Do not allow deadlines to drive the train.
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She's not flashy, but she gets the job done.
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The automakers aren't totally fixated on whether the cars will drive in the [carpool lanes].
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I don't feel comfortable with luxury, and I try to stay fairly normal.
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Birds and cars do not mix well together.
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