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" My job is making money, helping other people make money. I am spending money, trying to make sure more people get rich, because you cannot spend a lot of money, right? So my job is spending money, helping others. This is a headache. "

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" Asia is changing, and China is changing. The 'Post' will have great opportunities. With its access to Alibaba's resources, data, and all the relationships in our ecosystem, the 'Post' can report on Asia and China more accurately compared with other media that have no such access. "

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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. "

" When I was 12 years old, I went to swim in a lake, and I almost died in that lake because the water was too deep - much deeper than I thought. "

" 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. "

" People say, 'Well you know the economy's bad, so China consumption will be low. No, totally different. You Americans love to spend tomorrow's money, and other people's money maybe... We Chinese love to save money. "

" Every technological revolution takes about 50 years. "

" The difference between Amazon and us is Amazon is more like an empire - everything they control themselves, buy and sell. "

" Trade is a communication of cultures and values. "

" 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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" I'm not a tech guy. I'm looking at the technology with the eyes of my customers, normal people's eyes. "

" I know nothing about technology. "

" When we first started our internet company, 'China Pages', in 1995, and we were just making home pages for a lot of Chinese companies. We went to the big owners, the big companies, and they didn't want to do it. We go to state-owned companies, and they didn't want to do it. Only the small and medium companies really want to do it. "

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Company

Want

" Today the financial market is no good, but the money is there. "

" I want people to learn what democracy means. "

" What kind of business world are we living in? "

" The lessons I learned from the dark days at Alibaba are that you've got to make your team have value, innovation, and vision. Also, if you don't give up, you still have a chance. And, when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength. "

" A startup for entrepreneurs is like a baby, and I have five babies so far - experienced father. "

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Five

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" I try to make myself happy, no, because I know that if I'm not happy, my colleagues are not happy and my shareholders are not happy and my customers are not happy. "

" In the beginning I just wanted to survive. For the first three years, we made zero revenue. I remember many times when I was trying to pay up, the restaurant owner would say, 'Your bill was paid.' And there would be a note saying, 'Mr. Ma, I'm your customer on the Alibaba platform. I made a lot of money, and I know you don't, so I paid the bill.' "

" Every time there's an election, people start to criticize China. "

" When I was starting out, I thought about how the Internet is global and that we should have a global name, a name that's interesting. At that time, the best name was Yahoo! Suddenly I thought, 'Alibaba is a good name.' "

" I want to stress the importance of being fair to our readers. You should not impose your own view and prejudice on the readers and try to lead them to a conclusion. As a reader, I understand what a fair report is. "

" EBay is a great company. There are a lot of good assets and good customers, and the U.S. people love it. "

" If the 'Post' can play the role of a connector between the West and the East, I have confidence in the paper's future success. "

" 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. "

" What a publication can do is to help people get a clearer picture without jumping to any rash conclusion. I'm very happy that the 'Post' can take the responsibility to report on China in a broader and deeper way. I believe the 'Post' must be fair to our readers. We should let our readers see China from more angles and perspectives. "

" The very important thing you should have is patience. "

" Hong Kong people say Hong Kong needs to preserve its uniqueness. I say Hong Kong's uniqueness is in its diversity, its tolerance of difference cultures... China does not want to see Hong Kong in decline. I have full confidence in its future. "

" I think U.S. and Chinese businesses need a common language and dialogue. "

" The name Jack was given by an American tourist. "