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" Every time there's an election, people start to criticize China. "
Jack Ma
People
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" I want people to learn what democracy means. "
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" Our philosophy is that we want to be an ecosystem. Our philosophy is to empower others to sell, empower others to service, making sure the other people are more powerful than us. With our technology, our innovation, our partners - 10 million small business sellers - they can compete with Microsoft and IBM. "
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" I believe always you should have a philanthropic heart inside but business way. Because you have to get things done. That is what scientists tell us how to do properly. Business should tell us how to get things done efficiently. And government should have the good environment and the foundations of researching. "
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" There's an examination for young people to go to university. I failed it three times. I failed a lot. So I applied to 30 different jobs and got rejected. I went for a job with the police; they said, 'You're no good.' I even went to KFC when it came to my city. Twenty-four people went for the job. Twenty-three were accepted. "
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" Year 2008 wiped out $19.2 trillion in US income... What if the money was spent on the Midwest of the United States? "
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" The very important thing you should have is patience. "
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" I'm humble 'cause I think many years ago people say, 'Well, Alibaba's terrible company'. And I know we were not that terrible. We're pretty good; we're better than people thought. But today, when people have a high expectation on you, and I start to worry and nervous because we are not good yet. "
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" When we started the e-commerce, nobody believed that China would have e-commerce because people believed in 'guang-shi,' face-to-face, and all kinds of network in traditional ways. There's no trust system in China. "
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" A startup for entrepreneurs is like a baby, and I have five babies so far - experienced father. "
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" If you're doing business, not that simple to only buy. You have to create something. You have to create something that never exist for the future. "
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" Every technological revolution takes about 50 years. "
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" If we work so hard and put all the money in the hospital to buy medicine - it will be a disaster. Why we should work? So without a healthy environment of this Earth, no matter how much money you make, no matter how wonderful you are, you have a bad disaster. "
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" My vision is to build an e-commerce ecosystem that allows consumers and businesses to do all aspects of business online. "
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" People think, 'Jack, you do too much.' "
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" I'm just a purist. What is important in my life is that I can do something that can influence many people and influence China's development. When I am myself, I am relaxed and happy and have a good result. "
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" We want to help U.S. entrepreneurs, small business owners, and brands and companies of all sizes sell their goods to the growing Chinese consumer class. Chinese consumers will get to buy the American products they want. This, in turn, will help create American jobs and increase U.S. exports. "
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" I think globalization is a great thing. And now a lot of people complain about globalization; a lot of people don't like, you know, the globalize of the concept, the idea of the results. I think the globalization is a great idea and to create a lot of jobs. "
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" The American multinational companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization. "
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" The big businesses are less willing to take risks. I talked to some young people in Hong Kong, and they said they are lost. Young people indeed have fewer opportunities than before. But is it true that there are no more opportunities for them? No! "
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" I don't think I'm a workaholic. Every weekend, I invite my colleagues and friends to my home to play cards. And people, my neighbors, are always surprised because I live on the second floor apartment, and there are usually 40 pairs of shoes in front of my gate, and people play cards inside and play chess. We have a lot of fun. "
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" A peace talk is always difficult, always complicated. "
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" I believe the most important thing for the media is to be objective, fair, and balanced. We should not report a story with preconceptions or prejudice. "
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" If you want to invest in us, we believe customer number one, employee number two, shareholder number three. If they don't want to buy that, that's fine. If they regret, they can sell us. "
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" I think young generation is always better than last generation. No matter you like it or don't like it. My father said, 'Jack, I'm so good, you'll never be' - but I'm better than him. My father is better than my grandfather. My children will be better than us. "
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" The difference between Amazon and us is Amazon is more like an empire - everything they control themselves, buy and sell. "
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