“I said from the very beginning, 'Yahoo should position itself as a tec...” — Masayoshi Son Quote

“I said from the very beginning, 'Yahoo should position itself as a technology innovation company, not as a media company.'”

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

“I'm the king of debt.”

“You need to run the company on an even keel, and you need to be thinking about the company long-term and how to drive your next innovation.”

“As much as innovation is important, I think we also need to just make stuff. If we look at Kenya, where I'm from, as an example, we are importing everything down to toothpicks.”

“A wonderful innovation of the Occupy Wall Street movement was the use of the human microphone - the name given to the body of the audience repeating, amplifying, each statement made by the speaker.”