Quotes from Jack Ma

I am going to enjoy some other things apart from business.

What kind of business world are we living in?

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

I like to play cards. I'm not very good, because I don't want to calculate, I just play by instinct. But I've learned a lot of business philosophy by playing poker.

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

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.

Nobody wanted to believe Jack Ma.

We should keep on going along the path of globalization. Globalization is good... when trade stops, war comes.

I don't care about revenues.

I call myself a blind man riding on a blind tiger.

A good job isn't something you go out and find, it's something you discover while you're working.

The quality of a good leader therefore is his vision, tenacity, and his capability.

If you want to grow, find a good opportunity. Today, if you want to be a great company, think about what social problem you could solve.

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

Go big, or go home. Otherwise, you're wasting your youth.

Today is cruel. Tomorrow is crueller. And the day after tomorrow is beautiful.

It doesn't matter if I failed. At least I passed the concept on to others. Even if I don't succeed, someone will succeed.

I even don't dare to watch our stock price, because this is what other people think who you are. I dare not watch it. I think, let the market take care of themselves; we should take care of the business.

China's government is so strong on investment, so strong on exporting, but they're too weak on domestic consumption.

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

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

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

A peace talk is always difficult, always complicated.

Find the right people, not the best people.