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" Alibaba model is the model that I am supporting in China, in India, and even in Japan. "
Masayoshi Son
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" The pension system ties you to companies much longer in Japan. "
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" Just like I gave Jack Ma and Alibaba the luxury of staying private for longer, I am now giving Arm the gift of being private. My only message to them now is take my investment and let's go, go, go. "
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" Our aim is to develop affectionate robots that can make people smile. "
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Smile
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" I always take bold moves. So it can have great return but with great risk. "
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" I think in terms of 20-year horizons. "
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" We saw a big bang in PCs; we saw a big bang in the Internet. I believe the next big bang is going to be even bigger. To be ready for that, we need to set the foundation, and that foundation is SoftBank Vision Fund. "
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Vision
Internet
" I try to look in the future and think backwards. That is when I am at my most comfortable. Because then I am just like the movie, 'Back to the Future.' "
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I Am
Back
Future
" I think I became an entrepreneur because I have my way of doing business... to do that, you have to have your own company. But if you have your own company, you're an outsider in the Japanese business world. It's difficult. But that's life. "
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" I think Snapdeal could become the Alibaba of India. "
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" It's a long journey. There will be good times, and there will be bad times, but SoftBank is always there. "
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Bad
Long
Journey
" My philosophy is that the digital revolution will make mankind happier and more productive, and that won't change over the next 300 years. If you don't stick to that original philosophy, even perfect control of a bunch of companies isn't going to do you any good. "
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You
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" My belief is that we should never become overconfident. "
Masayoshi Son
Become
Overconfident
Never
" The best opportunity for return on investment is in the information revolution. "
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Best
Revolution
" The year 2000, I was the richest for three days. So I know up and down. "
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Three
Know
Down
" We have lots of ideas, lots of dreams. "
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Dreams
Lots
Ideas
" I am actually better at predicting or talking about 30 years later than three years. "
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Better
I Am
Talking
" The autonomous car is definitely coming, and when that stage comes, this ride-share business becomes even more important. "
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Car
Important
More
" Softbank has always been a service firm, and with the Internet, services became the center of the technology industry. "
Masayoshi Son
Technology
Service
Internet
" I am going to support Ola. "
Masayoshi Son
Am
Support
I Am
" My passion never fades out. "
Masayoshi Son
Passion
Out
Never
" Every street light will be interconnected to the Internet because we can save when car is not passing. Automobile will all be connected, so driverless car much safer. "
Masayoshi Son
Internet
Light
Street
" My style is to have a big vision, a big commitment. "
Masayoshi Son
Big
Commitment
Style
" We feel a brand should be free. "
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Feel
Brand
Free
" In tennis, you strike a ball just after the rebound for the fastest return. It's the same with investment. "
Masayoshi Son
Tennis
Investment
Return
" I don't like accidental success. It's what Bill Gates calls 'random,' a term he uses with the opposite of respect. "
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Opposite
Like
Random
" I said from the very beginning, 'Yahoo should position itself as a technology innovation company, not as a media company.' "
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Innovation
Beginning
Technology
" The energy in Silicon Valley is because of the very talented engineers immigrating from around the world, especially Indians and Chinese. They are the best engineers, and Japan doesn't have enough of them. "
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Enough
World
Best
" Those who rule data will rule the entire world. "
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Will
Rule
World
" Back in the year 2000, most of the Internet companies were not making any money. "
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Most
Internet
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" I am the largest shareholder in SoftBank; I share the same interest as the other shareholders. "
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