Jack Ma

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

“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.”

“Our philosophy is that we want to be an ecosystem. Our philosophy is to empower others to sell, empower others to service, making sure the other people are more powerful than us. With our technology, our innovation, our partners - 10 million small business sellers - they can compete with Microsoft and IBM.”

“Trade is a communication of cultures and values.”

“The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together.”

“Alibaba is an ecosystem that helps small business to grow.”

“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.”

“Helping doing business easier, we choose the name Alibaba because it is a global company. It is founded in China, but it was created for the world.”

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

“When we first started our internet company, 'China Pages', in 1995, and we were just making home pages for a lot of Chinese companies. We went to the big owners, the big companies, and they didn't want to do it. We go to state-owned companies, and they didn't want to do it. Only the small and medium companies really want to do it.”

“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.”

“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.”