Jack Ma Quotes
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The name Jack was given by an American tourist.
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What a publication can do is to help people get a clearer picture without jumping to any rash conclusion. I'm very happy that the 'Post' can take the responsibility to report on China in a broader and deeper way. I believe the 'Post' must be fair to our readers. We should let our readers see China from more angles and perspectives.
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I'm not a tech guy. I'm looking at the technology with the eyes of my customers, normal people's eyes.
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People say, 'Well you know the economy's bad, so China consumption will be low. No, totally different. You Americans love to spend tomorrow's money, and other people's money maybe... We Chinese love to save money.
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The American multinational companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization.
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I try to make myself happy, no, because I know that if I'm not happy, my colleagues are not happy and my shareholders are not happy and my customers are not happy.
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Alibaba is an ecosystem that helps small business to grow.
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When I graduated from university I tried to buy a beeper, and it cost me $250. My pay at the time was $10 a month.
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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.
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If the 'Post' can play the role of a connector between the West and the East, I have confidence in the paper's future success.
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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.
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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.
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IBM, Microsoft, the profit they made was larger than the top four banks in China put together... But where did the money go?
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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.
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Spending money is much more difficult than making money.
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We should keep on going along the path of globalization. Globalization is good... when trade stops, war comes.
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The more I come to know about the outside world's perception of China, the more I feel there are all sorts of misunderstandings, and to a certain extent, people do not get the full picture from the media. A lot of foreigners have few opportunities to visit China, and a lot of Chinese people do not have the chance to go to Europe or to the West.
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Today the financial market is no good, but the money is there.
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Every time there's an election, people start to criticize China.
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I think U.S. and Chinese businesses need a common language and dialogue.
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Nobody wanted to believe Jack Ma.
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People think, 'Jack, you do too much.'
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EBay is a great company. There are a lot of good assets and good customers, and the U.S. people love it.
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The difference between Amazon and us is Amazon is more like an empire - everything they control themselves, buy and sell.