“I would only hire someone to work directly for me if I was willing to work for that person.”

If you don’t risk anything you risk everything.

I think a simple rule of business is, if you do the things that are easier first, then you can actually make a lot of progress.

I generally think if you do good things for people in the world, that comes back and you benefit from it over time.

People developed planes first and then took care of flight safety. If people were focused on safety first, no one would ever have built a plane.

Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in my life.

There are many machines throughout history that were built to do something better than a human can.

I believe governments should take a more active role around important issues like balancing expression and safety.

Connecting the world is really important, and that is something that we want to do.

The scale of the technology and infrastructure that must be built is unprecedented, and we believe this is the most important problem we can focus on.

I’m trying to make the world a more open place by helping people connect and share.

You don’t let people deter you. Thats how you do it.

Whatever you build, build with care. Anyone who has built something big, has done it with care.

Our work to improve privacy continues today.

People think innovation is just having a good idea but a lot of it is just moving quickly and trying a lot of things.

You grow more when you get more people’s perspective.

I think the internet is really good in general because it helps people get access to more information.

Doing good is good for business.

Alibaba is an ecosystem that helps small business to grow.

All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.

Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.

Worked so hard, forgot how to vacation.

Don’t read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success.

To launch a business means successfully solving problems. Solving problems means listening.

When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this – you haven’t.