257 Quotes by Larry Ellison

I believe people have to follow their dreams-I did.

I have had all the disadvantages required for success.

All our acquisitions are designed to move us into the number one position. Because we believe the lion's share of profits go to category leaders.

It's Microsoft versus mankind, with Microsoft having only a slight lead.

When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts.

Everyone thought the acquisition strategy was extremely risky because no one had ever done it successfully. In other words, it was innovative.

It's a simple strategy. You take what you can't sell, you glue it into the operating system, and you raise the price of the operating system.

We have an ideal location for a couple of organic wineries on the island. But the reintroduction of commercial agriculture to Lanai is 100% dependent upon increasing the available water on the island. So we're going to use solar energy to convert seawater to fresh water.

It's a nontrivial process to supply certification. IBM is much better equipped to go through it (than many companies). I'm not sure I can say that for these other databases,