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" 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. "
Masayoshi Son
Know
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Generation
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" 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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" 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. "
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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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" Robots have already surpassed human beings in calculation and memory, but I have no doubt that the time will come when they will surpass in wisdom as well. "
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" To many of you, Sprint may seem like a burden for SoftBank. But in my view, Sprint is going to be one of SoftBank's primary cash cows. "
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" SoftBank has had a lot of businesses, but they've always ranked, say, third in Japan or fourth in the U.S. "
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Had
Say
" We have lots of ideas, lots of dreams. "
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Lots
Ideas
" Renewables is part of social responsibility, but the information revolution is the only main thing I am interested in. "
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" I said from the very beginning, 'Yahoo should position itself as a technology innovation company, not as a media company.' "
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Beginning
Technology
" The pension system ties you to companies much longer in Japan. "
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Japan
Much
Pension
" I always have a big idea. It pops up every two to three years. "
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Two
" 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. "
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Back
Own
" I am not trying to chase what other people are doing. "
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Am
Doing
" To have real success and roots in a society, there has to be a local champion, and hence we believe in identifying a local entrepreneur. "
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Real
Roots
" I am going to support Ola. "
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Am
Support
I Am
" I believe this artificial intelligence is going to be our partner. If we misuse it, it will be a risk. If we use it right, it can be our partner. "
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Risk
Believe
" God is so kind, he has given so much sunshine to India. "
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Kind
Much
Sunshine
" Internet as a service is like culture that you have to understand, and each country has a local culture. "
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Culture
Country
Internet
" In Internet in general, there are security, privacy, and many other issues. "
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Privacy
Security
Internet
" When the founders retire, it's always difficult for the second generation and third generation. "
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" Just believe in the future and direction of the capability that ARM has. Go deep and build a better future, both for the company and for its contribution to the industry. That's what I want ARM to do: invest more the future. "
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Better
Deep
" When Gates was active in business, he was the smartest - so focused that no company could surpass Microsoft. "
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He
Focused
Active
" As a student, I had a hobby of inventing new ideas for products. For me, thinking of new businesses is like inventing new products. "
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" Of course Jack Ma was the guy who impressed me. "
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Me
" 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. "
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Company
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Business
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" 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. "
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" I am the largest shareholder in SoftBank; I share the same interest as the other shareholders. "
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" It's easy to look at where your pieces are now and place the next one nearby. "
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Look