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" Being educated in the United States gave me a good understanding of American culture. I think I got a lot of influence from the entrepreneurial mind in the United States. "

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" When Gates was active in business, he was the smartest - so focused that no company could surpass Microsoft. "

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" If Japanese cannot have new babies quick enough, then the government should start importing workers faster. "

" I am not trying to chase what other people are doing. "

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" My original intent for investing into Sprint - the main strategy was to buy Sprint and T-Mobile at the same time, so we'd have a critical mass to fight against AT&T and Verizon. The U.S. government didn't accept that. They rejected it. So my fundamental strategy was broken. "

" The pension system ties you to companies much longer in Japan. "

" A person's life is over in 50, 100 years. But a company lives on through the people it is composed of, and SoftBank group has to survive even after I'm gone. "

" All human beings are the same. In the United States, people come from all over the world, all races, all backgrounds. And they're all doing what they want, many scoring huge successes. When I saw that, I became more open. It freed my soul. "

" We have lots of ideas, lots of dreams. "

" Some kind of correction will always happen. But it depends on the specific companies. "

" Whenever there is a big difficulty, I don't make excuses. Instead, I say I will solve it even if everybody leaves. "

" Our aim is to develop affectionate robots that can make people smile. "

" 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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" When those super intelligence goes into robots, those robots with the super intelligence will change our lives. "

" Difficulty comes not only because of your mistakes, but once you try to make an excuse or accuse someone else, your mind stops thinking. "

" The best opportunity for return on investment is in the information revolution. "

" There will come an age when our average life expectancy will reach 200 years. "

" People usually compare the computer to the head of the human being. I would say that hardware is the bone of the head, the skull. The semiconductor is the brain within the head. The software is the wisdom. And data is the knowledge. "

" The autonomous car is definitely coming, and when that stage comes, this ride-share business becomes even more important. "

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" Back in the year 2000, most of the Internet companies were not making any money. "

" Japan had an energy crisis. I thought, instead of just worrying about it, I should take some kind of responsibility to provide the solutions. "

" Those who rule data will rule the entire world. "

" It would take enormous expertise for Amazon to win in every category. Do you think McDonald's could be number one in hamburgers, seafood, and Chinese food? "

" Wisdom and knowledge are the most valuable things in the body. "

" In Internet in general, there are security, privacy, and many other issues. "

" When you negotiate a deal, you clearly know a lot about the other person. "

" InMobi is not just an India-focused company, but it is a global player. "

" I have no intention of making small bets. "

" I started Softbank in 1981, a year and a half after I came back from the United States, after graduating from Berkeley. I wanted to start my own company when I came back to Japan. "

" I know I should not be a hindrance to SoftBank's future growth and that I need to pass on the baton to the younger generation. "