Jack Ma

E-commerce Founder Chinese Born 1964 (age 62)

Founded Alibaba and became Asia's most influential entrepreneur.

385 quotes

"You cannot manage what you cannot measure."
Leadership
"If you want to increase your success rate, you have to double your failure rate."
Perseverance
"I want people to believe in themselves. The key message is that if you do not give up, you will win."
Inspiration
"Everybody should have dreams. But the most important thing is how to realize your dreams."
Dreams
"We should learn from the past, but we cannot live in the past."
Change
"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Technology
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Hope
"Never ever compete on price; always compete on value."
Work
"We are not afraid of competition from others. We are afraid of not knowing who we are."
Leadership
"Forget about your competitors. Focus on your customers."
Success
"Do not aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally."
Dreams
"Customers should buy from you because they trust you, believe in your vision, and love your mission."
"Today is hard, but tomorrow will be better, and the day after tomorrow will be even better. Most people will give up tomorrow evening."
Patience
"The key to success is to make your customers feel special."
Success
"Life is a challenge, embrace it."
Life
"When you have a dream, you must hold on to it."
Dreams
"I like the Internet because it respects the sovereignty of nations."
Technology
"Young people should not have pressure. They should have passion and dreams."
"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning."
Education
"The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy. It's all that matters."
Happiness
"Entrepreneurship is about passion first, and the money comes naturally after."
Motivation
"If you do not give up, you might never get the chance to succeed."
Perseverance
"I believe that the man who has made 10,000 tries and failed, is more honorable than the man who has done nothing."
Courage
"Successful people do what other people are not willing to do."
Success
"The biggest risk is not taking any risk."
Courage
"I think life is about continuously growing. If you stop learning, you stop winning."
Knowledge
"Service is a very personal thing. You cannot serve all people."
Wisdom
"Luck is believing you are lucky."
Faith
"The world needs you; do not live for yourself alone."
"If you never give up, you will win."
Perseverance