“If you have a different mindset, you will have a different outcome: if you make different choices from your peers, your life will then be different from your peers.”

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

A peace talk is always difficult, always complicated.

If you view everyone as your enemies, everyone around you will be your enemies.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Let excellence be your brand. When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you’re doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.

The hardest thing when you think about focusing. You think focusing is about saying “Yes.” No. Focusing is about saying “No.” And when you say “No,” you piss off people.

I would rather gamble on our vision than make a ‘me, too’ product.

It is a tremendous responsibility for us to have all the eyes focused on what we do and give people exactly what they need when they ask for it.

The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent.

I have been in relatively high-risk businesses all of my adult life.