Jianlin Wang Quotes & Sayings

The basic principle is I command, and my employees carry it out immediately. — Wang Jianlin

I am sure my fellow-scientists will agree with me if I say that whatever we were able to achieve in our later years had its origin in the experiences of our youth and in the hopes and wishes which were formed before and during our time as students. — Felix Bloch

Investing in Chicago property is just Wanda's first move into the U.S. real estate market. — Wang Jianlin

China is a government-oriented economy. No one can say he can run his business entirely without government connections. Anybody who says that he or she can do things alone ... is a hypocrite. — Wang Jianlin

The trick to finding writing time, then, is to write from love and not with an eye to product. — Julia Cameron

Chinese people today have strong demand for culture, but we need effective supply, and China needs innovative cultural products. — Wang Jianlin

China's movie industry is growing a lot faster than that of the U.S. — Wang Jianlin

It may be said that modern Europe with teachers who inform it that its realist instincts are beautiful, acts ill and honors what is ill. — Julien Benda

Candy. He spoke of candy. Was he still in the child's world where candy stood for something sweet enough to hold back tears? I had grown older, and had lost enthusiasm for childish delights. I wanted what every teenager wants
freedom to develop into a woman, freedom to have full control over my life! Though I tried to tell him this, my voice had dried up along with my tears. — V.C. Andrews

The U.S., especially Hollywood, is so strong for film production. — Wang Jianlin

Real estate deals a lot with the government. It isn't like manufacturing, logistics, home appliances or the auto sector, which deal with consumers. — Wang Jianlin

I'm there to make people laugh. I'm not trying to come across as sexy. — Jim Gaffigan

Cultural industries will be the next engine for growth after real estate, and Wanda will make cultural industries our long-term focus. — Wang Jianlin

There are not many companies in China that dare to say in public, 'We don't offer bribes', or companies that operate only by market rules. — Wang Jianlin

Sunseeker is well placed to take full advantage of opportunities in China, one of the world's fastest growing luxury yacht markets. — Wang Jianlin

If Wanda can control more than 20 per cent of the world's three most important film markets - the United States, Europe and China - then it will have an empire with great voice in the industry. — Wang Jianlin

Acquiring Sunseeker deepens Wanda's international influence and represents an important step forward for the development of the business. — Wang Jianlin

I know Bo Xilai well. But our relationship was based on our work; we didn't have a personal relationship. — Wang Jianlin

The simplest explanation usually sounds right and is far
more convincing than any complicated explanation could
hope to be. — Scott Adams

When your views are truly contrarian, they are inevitably uncomfortable. Courage and the ability to withstand pain are required, — Michael Steinhardt

I am not a person who pursues luxury. I am not like those people who, once they have money, compulsively squander it or show it off. — Wang Jianlin

There's no single company in the whole world that has a big-scale production base and at the same time has screening and distribution channels. Wanda Group is the first one in the world. — Wang Jianlin

In a globalized economy, it's very difficult for the U.K. to go it alone. Don't listen to politicians. Politicians say if the U.K. leaves, things will be better. I'm telling you, leaving could make things worse. — Wang Jianlin

Don't ally your personal interests with the development of the company. — Wang Jianlin

Foreign politicians don't have resources - or limited resources. It's useless dealing with them. — Wang Jianlin

China has set its cultural industries as pillar industries. — Wang Jianlin

Money is what fueled the industrial society. But in the informational society, the fuel, the power, is knowledge. One has now come to see a new class structure divided by those who have information and those who must function out of ignorance. This new class has its power not from money, not from land, but from knowledge. — John Kenneth Galbraith

The future of the world's film industry is in China because we have 1.3 billion people. — Wang Jianlin

In setting goals and executing a strategy, Wanda is sophisticated. We have good systems and departments. If targets are not reached, a yellow light goes off. — Wang Jianlin

Wanda and Reliance are two of the largest private conglomerates in their respective countries. By joining our strengths together, we hope our cooperation will bring mutual benefits and great results. — Wang Jianlin

Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals. — Wang Jianlin

Among the world's 500 largest companies, not one has completely relied on its own growth to develop. — Wang Jianlin

I spent a ton of time alone. I was raised by a feminist; I had a terrifying father and oppressively scary and mean brothers. We had a farm. The rule was between breakfast and lunch you weren't allowed to make a sound. — Joss Whedon

If you are only big in China, you are only a local Chinese company. — Wang Jianlin

The London property market has excellent investment opportunities. — Wang Jianlin

With the sense of sight, the idea communicates the emotion, whereas, with sound, the emotion communicates the idea, which is more direct and therefore more powerful. — Alfred North Whitehead

Life is like a great jazz riff. You sense the end the very moment you were wanting it to go on forever. — Sheila Ballantyne

Chinese consumption, particularly high-end consumption, is booming. — Wang Jianlin

Nothing can interrupt it yet all can break it. — Jean-Paul Sartre

I was born in a family with a strong military background, so I chose to be a soldier. — Wang Jianlin