Jack Ma quotes

Jack Ma is a Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist, best known as the co-founder of Alibaba Group. His innovative approach helped transform e-commerce and technology in China and around the world. He remains an influential figure in global business and technology leadership. Here are 42 of his quotes:

You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die. (Jack Ma)
When you have one billion dollars, that's not your money. That's the trust the society gives [to] you. View quote
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Find the right people, not the best people. View quote
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If you don't give up, You still have a Chance to Win. Giving up is a Great Failure. View quote
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Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds and when they grow up they will change the world. View quote
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China's future will be the place to formulate the rules of the next century... Because people from all over the world will be there. Thus doing business in China now is not merely making fortune, or searching for opportunity, but rather it is about being involved in the setting up the future rules of game. View quote
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I think that you, american people, worry too much about the China economy, [...] Every time you start to worry about the China economy, China goes better. View quote
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The problem is the fake products today are of better quality and better price than the real names ... They are exactly the same factories, exactly the same raw materials but they do not use the names. View quote
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In 2001, we went to raise some $3 million in venture capital in the U. S. and got rejected. So we've come back and raised a little bit more: $25 billion. This is not money; this is trust from the world, trust from the people. View quote
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I flunked my exam for university two times before I was accepted by what was considered my city's worst university, Hangzhou Teachers University. I was studying to be a high school English teacher. In my university, I was elected student chairman and later became chairman of the city's Students Federation. View quote
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Why have the majority of overseas Internet companies failed? Google fails, Yahoo failed, eBay and the like were all squashed to death by the locals? Is it because none are able to succeed in China? For every loser, excuses are abound, humans always try to search for excuses to justify failing, and tend not to search for direction towards success. (Jack Ma)
The most unreliable thing in this world is human relationships. View quote
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The very important thing you should have is patience. View quote
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Only fools use their mouth to speak. A smart man uses his brain, and a wise man uses his heart. View quote
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Help young people. Help small guys. Because small guys will be big. Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up, they will change the world. View quote
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Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine. View quote
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Before I left China, I was educated that China was the richest, happiest country in the world. So when I arrived Australia, I thought, 'Oh my God, everything is different from what I was told.' Since then, I started to think differently. View quote
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I don't shop online, but my wife buys everything at home. We buy sea crabs, fresh crabs, all kinds of things. View quote
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Nobody wanted to believe Jack Ma. View quote
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I am going to enjoy some other things apart from business. View quote
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I want people to learn what democracy means. (Jack Ma)
I think Yahoo is a great company, with great assets. View quote
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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. View quote
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When I am myself, I am happy and have a good result. View quote
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I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected. View quote
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