“Rather than having small smart tricks to get by, focus on holding on and persevering.”

Customers should be number 1, Employees number 2, and then only your Shareholders come at number 3.

Spending money is much more difficult than making money.

We will make it because we are young and we will never, never give up.

Intelligent people need a fool to lead them.

I am going to enjoy some other things apart from business.

If we go to work at 8 a.m. and go home at 5 p.m., this is not a high-tech company and Alibaba will never be successful. If we have that kind of 8-5 spirit, then we should just go and do something else.

Change yourself, take baby steps, and stay determined for ten years.

Change yourself, take baby steps, and stay determined for ten years.

I believe in two principles: Your attitude is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities!

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

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

Go big, or go home. Otherwise, you’re wasting your youth.

I wanted to have a global company, so I chose a global name.

The world will not remember what you say, but it will certainly not forget what you have done.

A leader should never compare his technical skills with his employee’s.

Don’t hire the most qualified, hire the craziest

My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.

Never diagnose a (client) until after their therapy is over.

Once you clarify your purpose for doing something, the way to do it becomes clear.

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!

Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do.

If you take care of your workers they’ll take care of your business.