Li Ka Shing Quotes
160 Li Ka Shing Quotes (Ka Shing Li Quotes)
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[His promise to his dying father at age 13] The whole of our family will have a good life.
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Something that seems to be a loss can often turn out to be a gain.
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The secret of management is simply identifying and making use of talent.
Li Ka Shing
I wasn’t lucky. I worked hard to achieve the goals I set for myself.
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The more you know, the more confidence you gain.
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First of all, I am an optimist.
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Your life is meaningful if you can honestly say that you have done your best to do some good.
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When times are tough you need to ask yourself if you’re up to it. During tough times I’ve always thought I’m up to it.
Li Ka Shing
It takes a cool head to do business, as does playing golf. Even if you’ve teed off badly, as long as you keep your composure, stick to your plan, you may not lose the hole.
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Buying land is not like buying antiques, it is not the only deal available.
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Be prepared for rainy days. No matter how well you’re doing, you’ve got to be prepared.
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In the past years, when the stock market, the property market and the general economy were in the doldrums, we increased our investments. One of the reasons was that we are always prepared. We don’t get carried away when times are good and don’t get too pessimistic when times are bad.
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During the time China and Britain were having talks in 1982 and 1983, the stock market and the property market were in the doldrums. I remember using only one to two hundred million dollars to get four berths at Container Terminal 6. Later Terminal 7 cost me over four billion. My decision was to press ahead with expansion in the worst of times. That really was the cornerstone of HIT.
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You give more in order to get more.
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If you are good to people, they will be good to you.
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Through the years, property is of course the most profitable business. But no line of business remains forever prosperous. At a certain point, there will be market saturation or the government will have new policies. I’d always known this.
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Knowledge changes fate.
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Money may be spent but never squandered.
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Vision is perhaps our greatest strength… it has kept us alive to the power and continuity of thought through the centuries, it makes us peer into the future and lends shape to the unknown.
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Information and communications technology unlocks the value of time, allowing and enabling multi-tasking, multi-channels, multi-this and multi-that.
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We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill… it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress.
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The future may be made up of many factors but where it truly lies is in the hearts and minds of men. Your dedication should not be confined for your own gain, but unleashes your passion for our beloved country as well as for the integrity and humanity of mankind.
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I should make more money and use it when opportunity arises. Only making money like this has any meaning.
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If you allow your partners to benefit from the deal, they always come back and want to do business with you. There will never be a shortage of opportunity.
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It is the man who goes to the table to ask and squeeze for the last nickel who is never happy. Do you know why? It is because that person leaves the table, typically getting the nickel, but then hates himself for not asking for two nickels. As a result, he is never happy.
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First of all, I am an optimist. When you study hard and work hard, your knowledge grows, and it gives you confidence. The more you know, the more confidence you gain.
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The most important enjoyment for me is to work hard and to make more profit.
Li Ka Shing
[On Hasbro asking ‘What was that?’ when riots were taking place in the city] It was a bomb. But we are still working, so you should give us a medal instead of rushing us for the order.
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[What his father Yun-jing Li told him on his deathbed] You must have the strength of character. Then you can rise as tall as the sky.
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People were working eight hours a day, but I worked sixteen hours… It was really full, non-stop work.
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During the day I worked in the office to bring in business to sell. After office hours I worked in the factory to see that the orders were taken care of and we’d give good delivery.
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In Chinese we have a saying: If you want to be successful, whatever your business or position, you need to accept different opinions and different people.
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Why did the Yangtze become a long river? It’s because it can accept smaller rivers and become big.
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I lived and breathed plastic flowers for ten years, and all day long all I could think of was how to make them look more life-like and how to be more creative.
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[In 1958] I firmly believed that property would be one of the best businesses in the future. I could see that the supply of land in Hong Kong was limited, whereas population was unlimited.
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[On Hutchison Whampoa] I didn’t care how things might look from the outside. I wanted genuine control.
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I loathe the social scene; I don’t like cultivating relationships, and I’m too emotional. These are all weaknesses in doing business.
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I also have some strengths. First, I have a thirst for knowledge. Second, I work hard, which can compensate for some of the weaknesses. Most importantly, I know what’s right from wrong.
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I long for a frugal life. In general, frugal people have more time. This attitude has not affected my business, but has actually helped me to achieve the best results and returns for my shareholders.
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[On being asked in 2002 ‘Do you still wear a $50 Citizen or Seiko watch? Is it always set eight minutes fast?… Do you still live in the same house you have lived in for 20 years?’] Except for the fact that my watch clocks a full 20 minutes ahead, your facts are basically correct. My standard of living has remained at about the same level as when my business first began to take off in 1957, perhaps even more modest.
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