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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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" 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. "

Masayoshi Son

Live

Time

Sky

" 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. "

" If they had listened to me and had equal partnerships in China, the U.K., Germany and Brazil, maybe Yahoo in those countries could have become positioned like Yahoo Japan. "

Masayoshi Son

Partnerships

Become

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Internet as a service is like culture that you have to understand, and each country has a local culture. "

" India has the best opportunity ahead of us. "

" Renewables is part of social responsibility, but the information revolution is the only main thing I am interested in. "

" 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. "

Masayoshi Son

Information

Revolution

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

" When I was a kid, our family was not that rich. "

" I see a lot of opportunity in Internet-related start-ups, and second is the solar business. "

" 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. "

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

" Uber is redefining the transportation industry now; Airbnb is doing it to the hotel industry. You can expect that to happen in every single industry. "

" I always have a big idea. It pops up every two to three years. "

Masayoshi Son

Years

Two

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

" Money is available from investors as long as you have a great business model and a talented leader. "

" 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. "

" My passion never fades out. "

" Alibaba is Alibaba. We are going to keep on, you know, having Alibaba as our core company in our family. "

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

Masayoshi Son

I Am

Doing

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

" 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? "

" In tennis, you strike a ball just after the rebound for the fastest return. It's the same with investment. "

" I have no intention of making small bets. "

" Of course Jack Ma was the guy who impressed me. "

Masayoshi Son

Jack

Impressed

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

" Alibaba model is the model that I am supporting in China, in India, and even in Japan. "