74 Jack Ma Quotes on Success (ALIBABA)

Top 10 Most Famous Jack Ma Quotes (BEST)

“Help young people. Help small guys. Because small guys will be big. Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up, they will change the world.”
Jack Ma

Leadership is your instinct, then it's your training. Leaders are always positive, they never complain. — **Leadership** is your instinct, then it’s your training. Leaders are always positive, they never complain.

Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.

No matter how tough the chase is, you should always have the dream you saw on the first day. It’ll keep you motivated and rescue you. — No matter how tough the chase is, you should always have the **dream** you saw on the first day. It’ll keep you motivated and rescue you.

We are never in lack of money. We lack people with dreams, who can die for those dreams. — We are never in lack of money. We lack people with dreams, who can die for those **dreams**.

Without internet, there would have been no Jack Ma, and no Alibaba or Taobao.

The very important thing you should have is patience. — The very important thing you should have is **patience**.

I know nothing about technology, I know nothing about marketing, I know nothing about (the legal) stuff. I only know about people.

I’m not a tech guy. I’m looking at the technology with the eyes of my customers, normal people’s eyes.

13 Jack Ma Quotes About Business and Success

“I do everything to make sure my customer is happy, my employee is happy, society is healthy. I would focus on customers, I would focus on not making money, I would focus on making values.”
Jack Ma

I always find people smarter than I am. Then my job is to make sure smart people can work together. Stupid people can work together easily, smart people can't. — I always find people smarter than I am. Then my job is to make sure smart people can work together. Stupid people can work together easily, smart people can’t.

Success and profitability are outcome of focusing on customers and employees, not objectives. — **Success** and profitability are outcome of **focusing** on customers and employees, not objectives.

My job is to help more people have jobs.

Never ever do business with the government. Be in love with them, never marry them.

As entrepreneurs, if you're not optimistic, you're in trouble. So the people I choose, they have to be optimistic. — As **entrepreneurs**, if you’re not optimistic, you’re in trouble. So the people I choose, they have to be optimistic.

Today, making money is very simple. But making sustainable money while being responsible to the society and improving the world is very difficult. — Today, making **money** is very simple. But making sustainable money while being responsible to the society and improving the world is very difficult.

You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die.

Never ever compete on prices, instead compete on services and innovation. — Never ever compete on prices, instead compete on services and **innovation**.

Opportunity lies in the place where the complaints are.

Don’t hire the most qualified, hire the craziest.

My favorite movie is 'Forrest Gump.' He said nobody makes money catching whales, people make money catching shrimps. So we serve small business. — My favorite movie is ‘**Forrest Gump**.’ He said nobody makes **money** catching whales, people make money catching shrimps. So we serve small business.

“I want to change history, do something important in my life, and influence individuals like we have with millions of small businesses on Alibaba. Then they love and respect you because you made their life important.”
Jack Ma

19 Inspirational Jack Ma Quotes About Life

“Instead of learning from other people’s success, learn from their mistakes. Most of the people who fail share common reasons (to fail), whereas success can be attributed to various different kinds of reasons.”
Jack Ma

Philanthropy is not about helping others, it's about helping yourself. When you change, the world changes. — Philanthropy is not about helping others, it’s about helping yourself. When you **change**, the world changes.

Your attitude is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities. — Your **attitude** is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities.

Once in your life, try something. Work hard at something. Try to change. Nothing bad can happen. — Once in your life, try something. **Work hard** at something. Try to **change**. Nothing bad can happen.

It doesn't matter if I failed. At least I passed the concept on to others. Even if I don't succeed, someone will succeed. — It doesn’t matter if I failed. At least I passed the concept on to others. Even if I don’t succeed, someone will succeed.

In my life, it's not how much we've achieved, it's how much we've gone through the tough days. — In my life, it’s not how much we’ve achieved, it’s how much we’ve gone through the tough days.

I don’t want to be liked. I want to be respected. — I don’t want to be liked. I want to be **respected**.

On the path to success, you will notice that the successful ones are not whiners, nor do they complain often. — On the path to **success**, you will notice that the successful ones are not whiners, nor do they complain often.

Before I'm 50 years old, my job is making money. After I'm 50 years old, my job is spending money, helping others, because you can't spend all that money. — Before I’m 50 years old, my job is making **money**. After I’m 50 years old, my job is spending money, helping others, because you can’t spend all that money.

If you don’t give up, you still have a chance. — If you don’t give up, you still have a **chance**.

If you have different mindset, you will have a different outcome.

We appreciate yesterday, but we’re looking for a better tomorrow. — We **appreciate** yesterday, but we’re looking for a better tomorrow.

Today is difficult, tomorrow is much more difficult, but the day after tomorrow is beautiful. Most people die tomorrow evening.

Of course, you're not happy when people say 'no.' Have a good sleep, wake up, and try again. — Of course, you’re not happy when people say ‘no.’ Have a good sleep, wake up, and try again.

If you want to be successful tomorrow, it's impossible. If you want to be successful a year later, it's impossible. But if you want to win 10 years later, you have a chance. — If you want to be successful tomorrow, it’s impossible. If you want to be successful a year later, it’s impossible. But if you want to win 10 years later, you have a chance.

China is opening, opening the door. And internet is the best way to let the people understand what’s happening outside.

I come to this world not to work, but to enjoy this life. I don't want to die in my office, I want to die on the beaches. — I come to this world not to work, but to enjoy this life. I don’t want to die in my office, I want to die on the beaches.

It doesn’t matter how wealthy or powerful you are, if you can’t enjoy the sunshine, you can’t be truly happy. — It doesn’t matter how **wealthy** or powerful you are, if you can’t enjoy the sunshine, you can’t be truly happy.

Life is so short, so beautiful. Don’t be so serious about work. Enjoy the lives.

14 Jack Ma Quotes on Leadership

“Intelligent people need a fool to lead them. When the team’s all a bunch of scientists, it is best to have a peasant lead the way. His way of thinking is different. It’s easier to win if you have people seeing things from different perspectives.”
Jack Ma

A leader should incentivize, but not with money. You give trust, respect, appreciation, and correct, heartfelt advice. — A leader should incentivize, but not with **money**. You give **trust**, **respect**, **appreciation**, and correct, heartfelt advice.

A leader should be visionary and have more foresight than an employee. — A leader should be **visionary** and have more foresight than an employee.

A leader should have higher grit and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can’t. — A leader should have higher **grit** and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can’t.

A good boss is better than a good company.

30% of all people will never believe you. Do not allow your colleagues and employees to work for you. Instead, let them work for a common goal.

If you view everyone as your enemies then everyone around you will be enemies.

Players should never fight. A real businessman or entrepreneur has no enemies. Once he understands this, the sky's the limit. — Players should never fight. A real businessman or **entrepreneur** has no enemies. Once he understands this, the sky’s the limit.

If we are a good team and know what we want to do, one of us can defeat ten of them.

Try to find the right people, not the best people.

If you want to win in the 21st century, you have to empower others, making sure other people are better than you are. Then you will be successful.

Customer first, employees second, and investor third.

The world needs new leadership, but the new leadership is about working together. — The world needs new **leadership**, but the new leadership is about working together.

“Hire as many young people as possible, because they are never scared. We make wrong decisions, we make the wrong policies, we kill their future. So trust the young people. Trust the small business. Build (an) environment, build the ecosystem for them. This is our future.”
Jack Ma

15 Wise Jack Ma Quotes to Live By (WISDOM)

“If you want to be successful, learn from other people’s mistakes, not their successes. No matter how smart you are, you will encounter these mistakes, and you’ll know how to deal with them.”
Jack Ma

When people think too highly of you, you have the responsibility to calm down and be yourself. — When people think too highly of you, you have the **responsibility** to calm down and be yourself.

Only fools use their mouth to speak. A smart man uses his brain, and a wise man uses his heart.

If there are nine rabbits on the ground, if you want to catch one, just focus on one. — If there are nine rabbits on the ground, if you want to catch one, just **focus** on one.

The opportunities that everyone cannot see are the real opportunities.

I always tell myself that we are born here not to work, but to enjoy life. We are here to make things better for one another.

“The next 30 years are going to be critical for the world. Make the technology inclusive, make the world change. Pay attention to those people who are 30 years old. Those are the internet generation. They will change the world.”
Jack Ma

You have got to keep trying, and if it doesn’t work, you always can revert back to what you were doing before.

Adopt and change before any major trends or changes. — Adopt and **change** before any major trends or changes.

Today is cruel. Tomorrow is crueler and the day after tomorrow is beautiful.

When you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.

We should never finish a 20 year program in two years.

If the customer loves you, the government will have to love you.

I don’t want people to have deep pockets but shallow minds.

“Last century, people competed with muscle. This century, it’s not muscle, it’s wisdom. If a person wants to be successful he should have a high EQ. If he doesn’t want to lose quickly, he should have a high IQ, but if he wants to be respected, he should have a high LQ, the Q of love.”
Jack Ma