Masayoshi Son Quotes

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Masayoshi Son

Profession : Businessman

Birth : August 11, 1957

I see a lot of opportunity in Internet-related start-ups, and second is the solar business.

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I always take bold moves. So it can have great return but with great risk.

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I am not trying to chase what other people are doing.

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I believe the continually advancing Information Revolution will lend us the wisdom and strength to address humanity's previously unsolvable problems and help us make a positive impact on all of society.

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My style is to have a big vision, a big commitment.

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It struck me deep in my mind. Some day, the chip is going to surpass mankind's brain.

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Uber is redefining the transportation industry now; Airbnb is doing it to the hotel industry. You can expect that to happen in every single industry.

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If you live in the States, you see the windmill signal on your smartphone all the time. It's like living in Beijing air. You have to remember the blue sky.

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There will come a time when the human race and super intelligence will coexist to create a richer and happier life.

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In tennis, you strike a ball just after the rebound for the fastest return. It's the same with investment.

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Just like I gave Jack Ma and Alibaba the luxury of staying private for longer, I am now giving Arm the gift of being private. My only message to them now is take my investment and let's go, go, go.

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I use the iPhone and iPad every day, and I no longer touch PCs at all.

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A person's life is over in 50, 100 years. But a company lives on through the people it is composed of, and SoftBank group has to survive even after I'm gone.

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Being educated in the United States gave me a good understanding of American culture. I think I got a lot of influence from the entrepreneurial mind in the United States.

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All human beings are the same. In the United States, people come from all over the world, all races, all backgrounds. And they're all doing what they want, many scoring huge successes. When I saw that, I became more open. It freed my soul.

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I started Softbank in 1981, a year and a half after I came back from the United States, after graduating from Berkeley. I wanted to start my own company when I came back to Japan.

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As a student, I had a hobby of inventing new ideas for products. For me, thinking of new businesses is like inventing new products.

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Wisdom and knowledge are the most valuable things in the body.

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Just believe in the future and direction of the capability that ARM has. Go deep and build a better future, both for the company and for its contribution to the industry. That's what I want ARM to do: invest more the future.

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I'm the king of debt.

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