Larry Ellison
is an American businessman and the co-founder of Oracle Corporation. Ellison
has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Oracle since 1977 which makes him
the longest serving CEO in Silicon valley’s history.
Larry Ellison
is the 5th richest man in the world and the 3rd richest in the United States
with a net worth of $43 billion. Ellison has seen Oracle rise to become the
second largest software company in the world from its humble beginnings.
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| Larry Ellison. Image: Wikipedia |
Here are some
of his quotes:
“I have
had all of the disadvantages required for success.”
“When you
innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for everyone telling you you’re nuts.”
“Great
achievers are driven not so much by the pursuit of success, but by the fear of
failure.”
“A company
is like a shark, it either has to move forward or it dies.”
“To model
yourself after Steve Jobs is like, ‘I’d like to paint like Picasso, what should
I do? Should I use more red?’”
“A
corporation’s primary goal is to make money. Government’s primary role is take
a big chunk of that money and give it to others.”
“Bill
Gates wants people to think he’s Edison, when he’s really Rockefeller. Referring
to Gates as the smartest man in America isn’t right… wealth isn’t the same
thing as intelligence.”
“Our goal
is simply to become the desktop for e-businesses.”
“It’s
Microsoft versus mankind, with Microsoft having only a slight lead.”
“Bill
Gates is the pope of the personal computer industry. He decides who’s going to
build.”
Have a great week everyone.
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Quotes for the Week: Larry Ellison (1944 - )