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

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" 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.' "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I am the largest shareholder in SoftBank; I share the same interest as the other shareholders. "

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

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

" I think Snapdeal could become the Alibaba of India. "

" It's easy to look at where your pieces are now and place the next one nearby. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

" If you live in the States, you see the windmill signal on your smartphone all the time. It's like living in Beijing air. You have to remember the blue sky. "

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

" I don't care whether the technology is invented by our employees. I want to bring everybody's innovations into our ecosystem together. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I have no intention of making small bets. "

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

" There will come a time when the human race and super intelligence will coexist to create a richer and happier life. "

" As a student, I had a hobby of inventing new ideas for products. For me, thinking of new businesses is like inventing new products. "

" If I go to the department store, I get no excitement: I can buy the entire department store instead of one bag. So I lost excitement of shopping. "

" 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. "

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

" I think in terms of 20-year horizons. "

" 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. "

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

" Yahoo was Jerry Yang's baby. He did a great job creating the baby. Unfortunately, some of the key executives after the foundation of the company couldn't keep up with the technology innovation of the industry. They thought that Yahoo should become a media company. "

" Softbank 2.0 means globalisation of Softbank. "

" I'm still committed to the success of the U.K. and the belief of the strong intelligence and passion and determination of the British people. I'm a strong believer of their long-term historical success. "