Masayoshi Son

When Gates was active in business, he was the smartest - so focused that no company could surpass Microsoft.

— Masayoshi Son

Internet as a service is like culture that you have to understand, and each country has a local culture.

— Masayoshi Son

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

— Masayoshi Son

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

— Masayoshi Son

If you live in the States, you see the windmill signal on your smartphone all the time. It's like living in Beijing…

— Masayoshi Son

The autonomous car is definitely coming, and when that stage comes, this ride-share business becomes even more important.

— Masayoshi Son

Traditional companies have to start looking into themselves to offer more opportunities in their companies by starting new subsidiaries and joint ventures.

— Masayoshi Son

I don't care about the sort of things that will bring in chump change over the next two or three years. I…

— Masayoshi Son

I know I should not be a hindrance to SoftBank's future growth and that I need to pass on the baton to…

— Masayoshi Son

Japan had an energy crisis. I thought, instead of just worrying about it, I should take some kind of responsibility to provide…

— Masayoshi Son

Some kind of correction will always happen. But it depends on the specific companies.

— Masayoshi Son

I'm a man, and I think every man wants to be No. 1.

— Masayoshi Son

My philosophy is that the digital revolution will make mankind happier and more productive, and that won't change over the next 300…

— Masayoshi Son

Our aim is to develop affectionate robots that can make people smile.

— Masayoshi Son

When you negotiate a deal, you clearly know a lot about the other person.

— Masayoshi Son

God is so kind, he has given so much sunshine to India.

— Masayoshi Son

When those super intelligence goes into robots, those robots with the super intelligence will change our lives.

— Masayoshi Son

Whatever the country, whatever the culture, whatever the time, when you become a big enough organization, you start to collapse and slow…

— Masayoshi Son

I believe this artificial intelligence is going to be our partner. If we misuse it, it will be a risk. If we…

— Masayoshi Son

Every street light will be interconnected to the Internet because we can save when car is not passing. Automobile will all be…

— Masayoshi Son

I try to look in the future and think backwards. That is when I am at my most comfortable. Because then I…

— Masayoshi Son

Robots have already surpassed human beings in calculation and memory, but I have no doubt that the time will come when they…

— Masayoshi Son

Renewables is part of social responsibility, but the information revolution is the only main thing I am interested in.

— Masayoshi Son

We believe the singularity is inevitable, and all businesses will be redefined as computers overtake humans in intelligence.

— Masayoshi Son

I think in terms of 20-year horizons.

— Masayoshi Son