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We strive always to have a beginner's mind.

Marc Benioff

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Marc Benioff
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: September 25
Businessman
Businessperson
Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco County
California
Marc Russell Benioff
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You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve.
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Don't forget to do something for other people.
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In business, we say that people overestimate what you can do in a year and underestimate what you can do in a decade. This is true in philanthropy as well.
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I always tell people: Life is the dance between what you desire most and what you fear most. You've got to be able to deal with the threshold of control.
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In school all I wanted to do was build technology. That's what I loved.
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Nothing is going to make you happier in your life than giving
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If there wasn't any competition, I'd be very worried, because it would mean we were not doing very well.
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We believe in the art of war. We are trying to get our competition to attack us with angry, virulent energy, so we can transform that into larger market share.
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I love software and I love technology.
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The real joy in life comes from giving. It comes from service. It comes from doing things for other people. That is what is so powerful about this. Nothing will make you happier than giving.
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