“If your business plan survives coffee stains and torn pages, it might survive the market.” ——Jack Ma（2018 Zhejiang Entrepreneurs Annual Meet Zhejiang Daily English Edition）
“A startup’s first hire should be a ‘Chief Paranoia Officer’—someone who questions everything.” ——Jack Ma（2021 Global Entrepreneurship Congress GEC Video Archive @18:45）
“Algorithms must serve humanity’s conscience, not override it.” ——Jack Ma（2022 UNESCO Global AI Ethics Review Panel UNESCO Document AI/ETH/2022/5）
“The next industrial revolution will reward those who automate empathy, not just efficiency.” ——Jack Ma（2023 World AI Conference for Social Good WAICSG Official Statement）
“Teach children to ask ‘why not?’—schools that kill curiosity kill the future.”——Jack Ma（2020 Global Education Meeting GEM 2020 Final Declaration）
“The Silk Road of the 21st century runs through fiber optic cables.” ——Jack Ma（2021 Belt and Road Digital Economy Forum Xinhua Report）
“Global trade will be redefined by 16-year-olds with smartphones, not diplomats.” ——Jack Ma（2022 WTO E-commerce Negotiations WTO Doc. JOB/GC/245）
“A leader’s greatest skill? Turning enemies into teachers.” ——Jack Ma（2020 Harvard Business School Case Study HBS Case N9-122-001, p.14）
“Fire yourself as CEO every night—rebuild your vision at dawn.” ——Jack Ma（2018 Alibaba Leadership Retreat Internal Memo via The Economist）
“Startups fail when they prioritize PR over product—silent growth beats loud hype.” ——Jack Ma（2017 Zhejiang University Entrepreneurship Lecture）
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