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" You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die. "

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" There are big problems that change the world. If we are working together, that will make us understand each other, appreciate each other, help each other. "

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" The American multinational companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization. "

" My vision is to build an e-commerce ecosystem that allows consumers and businesses to do all aspects of business online. "

" 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 peace talk is always difficult, always complicated. "

" It's impossible for China to keep 10 to 15% growth annually. The economy needed to slow down, and we have to learn to slow down. "

" 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. "

" Chinese people, young people, they don't go shopping a lot in department stores. All department store guys hate me. They say business is bad because of Jack. "

" I think young generation is always better than last generation. No matter you like it or don't like it. My father said, 'Jack, I'm so good, you'll never be' - but I'm better than him. My father is better than my grandfather. My children will be better than us. "

" If we work so hard and put all the money in the hospital to buy medicine - it will be a disaster. Why we should work? So without a healthy environment of this Earth, no matter how much money you make, no matter how wonderful you are, you have a bad disaster. "

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

" My dream was to set up my own e-commerce company. In 1999, I gathered 18 people in my apartment and spoke to them for two hours about my vision. Everyone put their money on the table, and that got us $60,000 to start Alibaba. I wanted to have a global company, so I chose a global name. "

" I don't think I'm a workaholic. Every weekend, I invite my colleagues and friends to my home to play cards. And people, my neighbors, are always surprised because I live on the second floor apartment, and there are usually 40 pairs of shoes in front of my gate, and people play cards inside and play chess. We have a lot of fun. "

" I don't want people in China to have deep pockets but shallow minds. "

" It's not that other countries steal jobs from you guys. It's your strategy. Distribute the money and things in a proper way. "

" Every government says they love small businesses, but what have they done for them? We should pull down all the barriers. "

" 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. "

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

" I think Yahoo is a great company, with great assets. "

" I'm humble 'cause I think many years ago people say, 'Well, Alibaba's terrible company'. And I know we were not that terrible. We're pretty good; we're better than people thought. But today, when people have a high expectation on you, and I start to worry and nervous because we are not good yet. "

" When I was 12 years old, I got interested in learning English. "

" I know nothing about technology. "

" I respect Apple. It's a great company that changed the world, especially the mobile time. "

" I tell the government, if people have no jobs, you are in trouble. Government will be in trouble. My job is to help more people have jobs. "

" I want people to learn what democracy means. "

" On privacy issues, it's just like hundreds of years ago when people said, 'I would rather put my money under my pillow than in a bank.' But today, banks know how to protect money much better than you do. Today, we may not have the answers to privacy issues, but I believe our young people will come up with the solutions. "

" As a business person, I want the world to share the prosperity together. "

" I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected. "

" I don't shop online, but my wife buys everything at home. We buy sea crabs, fresh crabs, all kinds of things. "

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