Masayoshi Son

"The best business opportunities come from solving problems that people don't even know they have yet."

"Speed is everything in business. The company that moves fastest wins."

"When everyone else is pessimistic, that's when the best opportunities appear."

"I believe in the power of positive thinking, but only when coupled with relentless execution."

"Every failure is a step toward success if you learn from it."

"The internet will eventually connect billions of people. We must be part of that future."

"Don't just follow trends. Create them."

"Capital is important, but vision is everything."

"I look at the next 300 years, not the next 3 months."

"Business is war. You must prepare yourself for battle every single day."

"The person who can see tomorrow before everyone else is the one who will change the world."

"Patience in planning, aggressiveness in execution."

"I make decisions based on intuition and data. Both are essential."

"The future belongs to those who can imagine it first."

"Never accept the status quo. Always ask: why not?"

"Information wants to be free, and technology makes it possible."

"I am obsessed with understanding human nature and what drives people to succeed."

"The best leaders are students first, teachers second."

"When you face rejection, remember that every successful person has been rejected thousands of times."

"I believe in creating value, not just extracting it."

"The most powerful companies solve real problems for real people."

"If you're not thinking about how to disrupt your own business, someone else will."

"Time is the one resource you cannot manufacture. Spend it wisely."

"Great companies are built by great people. Invest in people first."

"I don't fear failure. I fear irrelevance."

"The internet is the great equalizer. It gives everyone a chance to succeed."

"Vision without funding is just a dream. Funding without vision is just capital."

"I surround myself with people smarter than me. That's how you grow."

"The companies that will dominate the future are those that understand artificial intelligence."

"If you want to succeed, you must be willing to learn from your mistakes."