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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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" Indian software engineers are the best in the world; even in Silicon Valley, the best software engineers are Indians. "

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

" We believe the singularity is inevitable, and all businesses will be redefined as computers overtake humans in intelligence. "

" SoftBank is not a specialist on any instrument. We did not invent any instrument. Not the best player. But we would like to be a conductor of this information revolution. "

" 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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" 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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" I was richer than Bill Gates for 3 days. "

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" I don't like accidental success. It's what Bill Gates calls 'random,' a term he uses with the opposite of respect. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When the founders retire, it's always difficult for the second generation and third generation. "

" SoftBank has had a lot of businesses, but they've always ranked, say, third in Japan or fourth in the U.S. "

" We only live once, so I want to think big. "

" Mankind had the agricultural revolution, the industrial revolution, and now this third one, the information revolution. "

" I said from the very beginning, 'Yahoo should position itself as a technology innovation company, not as a media company.' "

" I want to be number one. "

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

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" In the early stages of Internet in Japan, many said that Japanese and Americans are different. There are 10 reasons why Japanese Internet is not taking off. I said none of them are right; it's just a time lag. And, of course, Japanese Internet took off. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The year 2000, I was the richest for three days. So I know up and down. "