Jack Ma Quotes

Our philosophy is, using internet technology, we c... -Jack Ma

Our philosophy is, using internet technology, we can make every company become Amazon.

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This quote reflects the philosophy of the speaker or their company, emphasizing the transformative potential of internet technology. It implies a belief in the power of e-commerce and online platforms to revolutionize businesses. It reflects on the vision of leveraging technology for growth.

Spending money is much more difficult than making ... -Jack Ma

Spending money is much more difficult than making money.

If you're doing business, not that simple to only buy. You have to create something. You have to create something that never exist for the future.

When I am myself, I am happy and have a good resul... -Jack Ma

When I am myself, I am happy and have a good result.

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This quote expresses the belief that being authentic and true to oneself leads to happiness and positive outcomes. It suggests that embracing one's individuality, staying true to personal values, and acting genuinely contribute to personal fulfillment and positive achievements.

If the 'Post' can play the role of a connector between the West and the East, I have confidence in the paper's future success.

As a business person, I want the world to share th... -Jack Ma

As a business person, I want the world to share the prosperity together.

There are big problems that change the world. If we are working together, that will make us understand each other, appreciate each other, help each other.

I don't think I'm a workaholic. Every weekend, I invite my colleagues and friends to my home to play cards. And people, my neighbors, are always surprised because I live on the second floor apartment, and there are usually 40 pairs of shoes in front of my gate, and people play cards inside and play chess. We have a lot of fun.

If we work so hard and put all the money in the hospital to buy medicine - it will be a disaster. Why we should work? So without a healthy environment of this Earth, no matter how much money you make, no matter how wonderful you are, you have a bad disaster.

I believe always you should have a philanthropic heart inside but business way. Because you have to get things done. That is what scientists tell us how to do properly. Business should tell us how to get things done efficiently. And government should have the good environment and the foundations of researching.

The very important thing you should have is patien... -Jack Ma

The very important thing you should have is patience.

A peace talk is always difficult, always complicat... -Jack Ma

A peace talk is always difficult, always complicated.

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The quote acknowledges the challenges and complexities involved in engaging in peace talks or negotiations. It suggests that achieving peace through dialogue and diplomacy is not an easy task and requires significant effort, understanding, and compromise from all parties involved.

Trade is a communication of cultures and values.

As a company, we have to be very transparent. We are in a business very related to finance, and I want this company to last long, and I want this company to be audited by everyone.

I want to change history, do something important in my life, and influence individuals like we have with millions of small businesses on Alibaba. Then they love and respect you because you made their life important.

The world needs new leadership, but the new leader... -Jack Ma

The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together.

Our philosophy is that we want to be an ecosystem. Our philosophy is to empower others to sell, empower others to service, making sure the other people are more powerful than us. With our technology, our innovation, our partners - 10 million small business sellers - they can compete with Microsoft and IBM.

My vision is to build an e-commerce ecosystem that allows consumers and businesses to do all aspects of business online.

I know nothing about technology.

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This quote humorously expresses the speaker's lack of knowledge or expertise in technology. It implies a sense of humility or self-awareness regarding one's technological proficiency. It reflects on the diversity of knowledge and interests individuals may have beyond technology.

The more I come to know about the outside world's perception of China, the more I feel there are all sorts of misunderstandings, and to a certain extent, people do not get the full picture from the media. A lot of foreigners have few opportunities to visit China, and a lot of Chinese people do not have the chance to go to Europe or to the West.

The most important thing is to make the technology inclusive - make the world change. Next, pay attention to those people who are 30 years old, because those are the internet generation. They will change the world; they are the builders of the world.

The competition between me and Bill Gates, probably: Who can spend money more effectively that can do better philanthropy.

Every government says they love small businesses, but what have they done for them? We should pull down all the barriers.

Chinese people, young people, they don't go shopping a lot in department stores. All department store guys hate me. They say business is bad because of Jack.

We should keep on going along the path of globalization. Globalization is good... when trade stops, war comes.

Trust the young people; trust this generation's innovation. They're making things, changing innovation every day. And all the consumers are the same: they want new things, they want cheap things, they want good things, they want unique things. If we can create these kind of things for consumers, they will come.

I'm not a tech guy. I'm looking at the technology with the eyes of my customers, normal people's eyes.

In the beginning I just wanted to survive. For the first three years, we made zero revenue. I remember many times when I was trying to pay up, the restaurant owner would say, 'Your bill was paid.' And there would be a note saying, 'Mr. Ma, I'm your customer on the Alibaba platform. I made a lot of money, and I know you don't, so I paid the bill.'

The lessons I learned from the dark days at Alibaba are that you've got to make your team have value, innovation, and vision. Also, if you don't give up, you still have a chance. And, when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.