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> [My dream was to set up my own e-commerce company. In 1999, I gathered 18 people in my apartment and spoke to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/my-dream-was-to-set-up-my-own-e-commerce-company-in-1999-i-gathered/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

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> [I wanted to have a global company, so I chose a global name. Alibaba is easy to spell, and people everywhere associate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/i-wanted-to-have-a-global-company-so-i-chose-a-global-name-alibaba-is/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

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> [Helping doing business easier, we choose the name Alibaba because it is a global company. It is founded in China, but it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/helping-doing-business-easier-we-choose-the-name-alibaba-because-it/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

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## More by Jack Ma

> [If you have a different mindset, you will have a different outcome: if you make different choices from your peers, your life will then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/if-you-have-a-different-mindset-you-will-have-a-different-outcome-if/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [The world will not remember what you say, but it will certainly not forget what you have done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/the-world-will-not-remember-what-you-say-but-it-will-certainly-not/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [Only fools use their mouth to speak. A smart man uses his brain, and a wise man uses his heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/only-fools-use-their-mouth-to-speak-a-smart-man-uses-his-brain-and-a/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [Never ever do business with the government. Be in love with them, never marry them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/never-ever-do-business-with-the-government-be-in-love-with-them-never/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [It's impossible for China to keep 10 to 15% growth annually. The economy needed to slow down, and we have to learn to slow down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/it-s-impossible-for-china-to-keep-10-to-15-growth-annually-the/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [I flunked my exam for university two times before I was accepted by what was considered my city's worst university, Hangzhou Teachers University. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/i-flunked-my-exam-for-university-two-times-before-i-was-accepted-by/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [China's government is so strong on investment, so strong on exporting, but they're too weak on domestic consumption.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/china-s-government-is-so-strong-on-investment-so-strong-on-exporting/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/if-the-post-can-play-the-role-of-a-connector-between-the-west-and-the/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [I know nothing about technology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/i-know-nothing-about-technology/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [Today is cruel. Tomorrow is crueller. And the day after tomorrow is beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/today-is-cruel-tomorrow-is-crueller-and-the-day-after-tomorrow-is/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [30% of all people will never believe you. Do not allow your colleagues and employees to work for you. Instead, let them work for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/30-of-all-people-will-never-believe-you-do-not-allow-your-colleagues/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [If you want to invest in us, we believe customer number one, employee number two, shareholder number three. If they don't want to buy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/if-you-want-to-invest-in-us-we-believe-customer-number-one-employee/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/never-give-up-today-is-hard-tomorrow-will-be-worse-but-the-day-after/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [A great opportunity is often hard to be explained clearly; things that can be explained clearly are often not the best opportunities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/a-great-opportunity-is-often-hard-to-be-explained-clearly-things-that/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

> [The customer is number one, the employee is number two and the shareholder is number three. If the customer is happy, the business is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ma/the-customer-is-number-one-the-employee-is-number-two-and-the/)

[Jack Ma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ma/)

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