Jack Ma Quotes

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.

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

I believe in two principles: Your attitude is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities!

A lot of people complain about yesterday. We have no power to change yesterday. But this very day, 30 years later, is what we can control and decide. Change yourself, take baby steps, and stay determined for ten years. I thank the times of change and everyone’s complaints. Because when everyone is complaining, that is your chance, an opportunity. It’s only in times of change that someone can be clear of what he has and wants, and what he needs to give up.

If you do not know where your competitor is, or overconfident and snobbish about your competitor, or are unable to comprehend how yourcompetitor became a real threat, you will surely fall behind him. Don't be the "they" in this idiom: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

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.

I always tell myself that we are born here not to work, but to enjoy life. We are here to make things better for one another, and not to work. If you are spending your whole life working, you will certainly regret it. No matter how successful you are in your career, you must always remember that we are here to live. If you keep yourself busy working, you will surely regret it.

Only fools use their mouth to speak. A smart man uses his brain, and a wise man uses his heart.

Success and profitability are outcomes of focusing on customers and employees, not objectives.

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

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

If you’re still poor at 35, you deserve it.

EBay may be a shark in the ocean, but I'm a crocodile in the Yangtze River. If we fight in the ocean, we lose, but if we fight in the river, we win.

What starting your company means: you will lose your stable income, your right to apply for a leave of absence, and your right to get a bonus. However, it also means your income will no longer be limited, you will use your time more effectively, and you will no longer need to beg for favours from people anymore.

Find the right people, not the best people.

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

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

If there are nine rabbits on the ground and you want to catch one, just focus on one.

A great opportunity is often hard to be explained clearly; things that can be explained clearly are often not the best opportunities.

We appreciate yesterday, but we're looking for a better tomorrow.

Life is so short, so beautiful. Don't be so serious about work. Enjoy the lives.

Forget about yourncompetitors, just focus on your customers.

The opportunities that everyone cannot see are the real opportunities.

Once in your life, try something. Work hard at something. Try to change. Nothing bad can happen.

If you have a different mindset, you will have a different outcome: if you make different choices from your peers, your life will then be different from your peers.

Luck is very important. Of course you can't wait for luck, because it won't come. While you start a journey, luck may eventually come to you.

No matter what your current condition, how or where you grew up, or what education or training you feel you lack, you can be successful in your chosen endeavor. It is spirit, fortitude, and hardiness that matter more than where you start.

All MBA have said are correct, but they can't execute it.

The very important thing you should have is patience.

30% of all people will never believe you. Do not allow your colleagues and employees to work for you. Instead, let them work for a common goal.

Adopt and change before any major trends or changes.

Customers should be number 1, Employees number 2, and then only your Shareholders come at number 3.

Don't hire the most qualified, hire the craziest

In carrying out e-commerce, the most important thing is to keep doing what you are doing right now with passion, to keep it up.

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

If Alibaba cannot become a Microsoft or Walmart, I will regret it for the rest of my life.

A leader should have higher endurance and ability to accept and embrace failure.

No matter how tough the chase is, you should always have the dream you saw on the first day. It'll keep you motivated and rescue you (from any weak thoughts).

The customer is number one, the employee is number two and the shareholder is number three. If the customer is happy, the business is happy, and the shareholders are happy.

Never ever do business with the government. Be in love with them, never marry them.

If you've never tried, how will you ever know if there's any chance?

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.

If we go to work at 8 a.m. and go home at 5 p.m., this is not a high-tech company and Alibaba will never be successful. If we have that kind of 8-5 spirit, then we should just go and do something else.

A real businessman or entrepreneur has no enemies. Once he understand this, the sky's the limit.

No matter what one does, regardless of failure or success, the experience is a form of success in itself.

The world will not remember what you say, but it will certainly not forget what you have done.

Giving up is the greatest failure.

Always let your employees come to work with a smile.

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