On Fighting eBay's Efforts To Enter China
"eBay may be a shark in the ocean, but I am a crocodile in the Yangtze River. If we fight in the ocean, we lose - but if we fight in the river, we win."
On Priorities For Management
"Customer first, employees second, shareholders third."
On The Distraction Of Rivals
"Do not focus on your competitors, focus on your customers."
On The Role Of Technology
"I believe it's not the technology that changes the world. It's the dreams behind the technology that change the world."
On Hiring The Right People
"We're never in lack of money. We lack people with dreams who can die for those dreams."
On Perspective For Young Workers
"If young people have awe for the future, act conscientiously towards the present and be thankful for the past, they will have opportunities."
On China's Internet Controls And Western Companies Involvement
"Facebook and these companies, if they come here they have to follow the rules and laws. Google, they left - we did not kick them out. When you do business in any country you have to follow the rules and laws."
On Philanthropic Strategy
"To do philanthropy well, you need to use commercial means, while bearing a philanthropic heart; don't use philanthropic means and bear a commercial heart."