91 Quotes by Frans van Houten

In the back of my mind was the nagging discussion: where do we take the portfolio? You can get rid of TV, fine, but then you are in lighting and in health, and those don't have a lot to do with each other.

Light is one of the basic areas that will give you comfort, but it is undergoing a technological revolution in moving from conventional lighting to semiconductor-based lighting, and as it does that, it is becoming intelligent with the transition from analogue to digital.

I came back to Philips and quickly realised that the TV business had a major performance issue and some structural challenges. Rather than try to tweak it and sit things out, we said we had to go for a structural solution.

The computer can do a much better job than the human eye, as it is much more systematic in analysing tissues.

We started experimenting with television in 1928. For a lot of people, Philips has a lot to do with TV.

I am pleased with the response of investors towards Philips Lighting and the successful pricing of the I.P.O. This strategic milestone will allow Royal Philips to focus on the fast-growing health technology market.

Health care has to be delivered as an integrated service across the entire continuum of care. This runs from healthy living and prevention to diagnosis and treatment and recovery and homecare.

Should one of your employees have a physical or mental health problem, I would argue that it is as much something for the employer as the individual to contend with.

How can we keep people healthy, and if they get sick, how can we treat them right the first time?