Masayoshi Son Quotes

I want to be the Mexican-American Oprah Winfrey. That's a small goal, isn't it? That's something that I want. And of course not just to host, I want to OWN it! So, that's in my future.

Steve Jobs was my hero.

I follow cool. When I went up to see Steve Jobs, I said, 'The party's at this guy's house.'

I respect Drake not only as a creative person but as a business mind as well. I think Drake's important.

A lot of people ask what it takes to move from being a creative to a leader: Take everyone's career personally. People will work hard for you if you work hard for them. Any idiot can be a boss; all you need is a title. But to be a leader, you need to earn respect and have an opinion you stand by.

If somebody says I'm a leader or notices the things I try to do to be a leader, it's the ultimate compliment.

I had a lot of female role models around me as a kid, but my aunt Marcela Rodriguez was the strongest. When she was only 26, she opened Artes Culinarias Internacionales, one of the first culinary schools in Baja. She started with six students and built up to 800.

I have definitely learnt in business that when you have a smart, engaged entrepreneur with good judgement they can really drive even a mediocre business forward so to me the entrepreneur is very important.

Howard Schultz is a hell of a man, a hell of a leader.

Musk is very inspiring to me.

Often times people forget that every human has potential to change the world like Steve Jobs did.

What matters about people is their magnetic leadership, their aptitude for helping those following in their footsteps, and their passion - how they choose to package that is their prerogative.

As a business owner, leadership is more than just telling others what to do. Leadership is about the investment we make into others and the responsibilities we accept for being the voice and direction that others count on.

Klopp is a coach with a lot of charisma.

I don't want to be the guy that's sitting here, calling somebody and telling them their dream. I want to be in the seat of the founder.

Great leaders inspire incredible loyalty in their followers and subordinates.

I want to be one of the leaders that's going to keep the light shining bright.

To me, it's the outstanding people, people like Jack Kirby that really make a difference, that are very, very important.

I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them.

Leadership is leading by example.

Vince McMahon has overachieved his entire life in a big way. I got to know him really well and still have great respect for him.

I'm a very connected and passionate founder. And I do model transparency and openness and loyalty in my actions.

I know this: Jerry Jones is unique, he's as cool as James Bond and he has a command of his business. He can step into any arena and succeed.

Leadership flows from inner character and integrity of ambition, which inspires others to lend themselves to your organization's mission.

I think Steve Wynn, who was like my mentor and a second father, has been a great inspiration. He's a great mentor because he's a guy who's had great business success but also has always been driven by creativity - and inspired creativity.