MASAYOSHI SON

A person's life is over in 50, 100 years. But a company lives on through the people it is composed of, and SoftBank group has to survive even after I'm gone.

All human beings are the same. In the United States, people come from all over the world, all races, all backgrounds. And they're all doing what they want, many scoring huge successes. When I saw that, I became more open. It freed my soul.

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

I don't like accidental success. It's what Bill Gates calls 'random,' a term he uses with the opposite of respect.

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

I use the iPhone and iPad every day, and I no longer touch PCs at all.

In the early stages of Internet in Japan, many said that Japanese and Americans are different. There are 10 reasons why Japanese Internet is not taking off. I said none of them are right; it's just a time lag. And, of course, Japanese Internet took off.

I started Softbank in 1981, a year and a half after I came back from the United States, after graduating from Berkeley. I wanted to start my own company when I came back to Japan.

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

The energy in Silicon Valley is because of the very talented engineers immigrating from around the world, especially Indians and Chinese. They are the best engineers, and Japan doesn't have enough of them.

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

We have lots of ideas, lots of dreams.

Yahoo was Jerry Yang's baby. He did a great job creating the baby. Unfortunately, some of the key executives after the foundation of the company couldn't keep up with the technology innovation of the industry. They thought that Yahoo should become a media company.

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

When I was a kid, our family was not that rich.

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

My style is to have a big vision, a big commitment.

It's actually sad to be rich.

It's easy to look at where your pieces are now and place the next one nearby.

Uber is redefining the transportation industry now; Airbnb is doing it to the hotel industry. You can expect that to happen in every single industry.

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

Just believe in the future and direction of the capability that ARM has. Go deep and build a better future, both for the company and for its contribution to the industry. That's what I want ARM to do: invest more the future.

To many of you, Sprint may seem like a burden for SoftBank. But in my view, Sprint is going to be one of SoftBank's primary cash cows.

If you live in the States, you see the windmill signal on your smartphone all the time. It's like living in Beijing air. You have to remember the blue sky.

I am the largest shareholder in SoftBank; I share the same interest as the other shareholders.