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" Whenever there is a big difficulty, I don't make excuses. Instead, I say I will solve it even if everybody leaves. "
Masayoshi Son
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" I was richer than Bill Gates for 3 days. "
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" Indian software engineers are the best in the world; even in Silicon Valley, the best software engineers are Indians. "
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" 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. "
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" I said from the very beginning, 'Yahoo should position itself as a technology innovation company, not as a media company.' "
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" 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. "
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" I think in terms of 20-year horizons. "
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" My style is to have a big vision, a big commitment. "
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" Difficulty comes not only because of your mistakes, but once you try to make an excuse or accuse someone else, your mind stops thinking. "
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" God is so kind, he has given so much sunshine to India. "
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" In tennis, you strike a ball just after the rebound for the fastest return. It's the same with investment. "
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" We only live once, so I want to think big. "
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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. "
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" Being educated in the United States gave me a good understanding of American culture. I think I got a lot of influence from the entrepreneurial mind in the United States. "
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" Those who rule chips will rule the entire world. "
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" I use the iPhone and iPad every day, and I no longer touch PCs at all. "
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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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" 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. "
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" If Japanese cannot have new babies quick enough, then the government should start importing workers faster. "
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" When you negotiate a deal, you clearly know a lot about the other person. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" I don't like accidental success. It's what Bill Gates calls 'random,' a term he uses with the opposite of respect. "
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" Wisdom and knowledge are the most valuable things in the body. "
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" We have lots of ideas, lots of dreams. "
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" I always have a big idea. It pops up every two to three years. "
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" 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. "
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" Most of the time, when I make a big move, people say I am out of my mind. But I don't think about how I can add to what I have today. "
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