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" My original intent for investing into Sprint - the main strategy was to buy Sprint and T-Mobile at the same time, so we'd have a critical mass to fight against AT&T and Verizon. The U.S. government didn't accept that. They rejected it. So my fundamental strategy was broken. "

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" Traditional companies have to start looking into themselves to offer more opportunities in their companies by starting new subsidiaries and joint ventures. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" Think big; think disruptive. Execute with full passion. "

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

" 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. "

" Softbank 2.0 means globalisation of Softbank. "

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" My philosophy is that the digital revolution will make mankind happier and more productive, and that won't change over the next 300 years. If you don't stick to that original philosophy, even perfect control of a bunch of companies isn't going to do you any good. "

" It's a long journey. There will be good times, and there will be bad times, but SoftBank is always there. "

" 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. "

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

" Softbank has always been a service firm, and with the Internet, services became the center of the technology industry. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Best thing for a government to do is to eliminate obstacles like filing registrations, getting licences, and so on... tedious steps slow everything down. "

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

" We have lots of ideas, lots of dreams. "

" When those super intelligence goes into robots, those robots with the super intelligence will change our lives. "

" We are not experts on everything. We are not capable of doing everything by ourselves. There are a bunch of other smarter people around the world. "

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

" There will come an age when our average life expectancy will reach 200 years. "

" 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. "

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

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

" It's actually sad to be rich. "

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

" Some kind of correction will always happen. But it depends on the specific companies. "

" I believe the continually advancing Information Revolution will lend us the wisdom and strength to address humanity's previously unsolvable problems and help us make a positive impact on all of society. "