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"People have come to the erroneous conclusion that if they're not willing to start something separate, world-changing, and risky, they have no business starting anything. Somehow, we've fooled ourselves into believing that the project has to have a name, a building, and a stock ticker symbol to matter."

"If you want an incredibly passionate, happy, ALIVE business don't overcomplicate things. Once all is said and done, the foundational elements of a successful business are very simple: respect, service, value and sales. Comparatively, everything else is froth."

"Entrepreneurs don't have weekends or birthdays or holidays. Every day is my weekend, my birthday, my holiday. OR, every day is my work day. Mostly it's a choice."

"Employment deprives you of innovations."

"Do not waste your time and life, searching for a job. Utilize your special skills to begin your own work."

"Do not waste your life, in search for a job. Use your special gifts to create work for yourself."

"The one thing all entrepreneurs have in common is that they started. The one thing everyone else has in common is that they haven't."

"In the beginning I just wanted to survive. For the first three years, we made zero revenue. I remember many times when I was trying to pay up, the restaurant owner would say, 'Your bill was paid.' And there would be a note saying, 'Mr. Ma, I'm your customer on the Alibaba platform. I made a lot of money, and I know you don't, so I paid the bill.'"

"Everyone has a business idea. But few have a team... and very few a vision."

"Any family without an entrepreneur has a limited hope."
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"What they could do with 'round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization."

"People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long."
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