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I have had all the disadvantages required for success.

Larry Ellison

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Larry Ellison
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: August 17
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There's a wonderful saying that's dead wrong. 'Why did you climb the mountain?' 'I climbed the mountain because it was there.' That's utter nonsense...You climbed the mountain because you were there, and you were curious if you could do it. You wondered what it would be like.
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The only way to get ahead is to find errors in conventional wisdom.
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You cannot innovate by copying.
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I think I am very goal oriented. I'd like to win the America's cup. I'd like Oracle to be the No 1 software company in the world. I still think it is possible to beat Microsoft.
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To model yourself after Steve Jobs is like, 'I'd like to paint like Picasso, what should I do? Should I use more red?'
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You realize that life is short and fragile and when you are facing walls of water, you understand your own mortality can change and how quickly things could change.
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Taking care of your employees is extremely important, and very, very visible.
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A corporation's primary goal is to make money. Government's primary role is to take a big chunk of that money and give it to others.
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If I see Danny Hillis quoted as an expert on MPP one more time, I'm going to puke.
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I enjoy the competition and the process of learning as we compete. The whole thing is just fascinating. I don't know what I'll do when I retire. When I go sailing, I look around ... anyone want to race? I just love competing as opposed to just going out and watching the sunset.
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Winning is not enough. All others must lose.
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Those that believe this is merely a downturn are mad. Our industry is going to mature and as something matures, the rate of innovation does slow.
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We will still be enormously profitable and by far the most profitable enterprise software company.
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Really great blogs do not take the place of great microprocessors. Great blogs do not replace great software. Lots and lots of blogs does not replace lots and lots of sales.
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Both my mother and I were determined that we weren't going to stay on welfare. We always worked toward doing better, toward having a better life. We never had any doubts that we would.
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Act confident, even when you're not.
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So what makes me happy? I was really happy to build this house. That's it building things. The trouble with software is that it's very hard to show your aunt in Florida what you've done.
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If I were 21 years old, I would go into biotechnology or genetic engineering.
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The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion.
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Most companies don't want their data co-mingled with other customers. Small companies will tolerate it.
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