If the customer loves you, the government will have to love you.

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

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.

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

A peace talk is always difficult, always complicated.

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

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.