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

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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. "

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

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

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

" To have real success and roots in a society, there has to be a local champion, and hence we believe in identifying a local entrepreneur. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I have no intention of making small bets. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Uber has to design for the global platform. "

" 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. "

" I am actually better at predicting or talking about 30 years later than three years. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Whenever there is a big difficulty, I don't make excuses. Instead, I say I will solve it even if everybody leaves. "