Quotes by Larry Ellison

“I have had all of the disadvantages required for success.”

“Its Microsoft versus mankind, with Microsoft having only a slight lead.”

“When you innovate, youve got to be prepared for everyone telling you youre nuts.”

“Bill Gates wants people to think hes Edison, when hes really Rockefeller. Referring to Gates as the smartest man in America isnt right... wealth isnt the same thing as intelligence.”

“Bill Gates is the pope of the personal computer industry. He decides whos going to build.”

“I hope they can amend the constitution to let Bill Clinton run again... Im very fond of Bill Clinton personally... the worlds going to miss him. Hes gifted, bright, charming and charismatic.”

“If an innovative piece of software comes along, Microsoft copies it and makes it part of Windows, ... This is not innovation. This is the end of innovation.”

“Microsoft is already the most powerful company on earth, but you aint seen nothing yet,”

“It is absolutely true that we set out to expose Microsofts covert activities,”

“I think the applications space will be diverse and complex five years from now,”

“We have no large acquisitions in mind right now.”

“Our goal is very simply to become the desktop for e-businesses.”

“I dont think thats an unreasonable target, ... through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth.”

“In order to grow at this pace, therell have to be a couple of acquisitions along the way. The tricky thing is to grow at this rate and maintain a 40 percent operating margin.”

“At one time we highlighted BEA for a possible acquisition, but less so now. We have passed them up...and they dont really want to be bought.”

“Its a nontrivial process to supply certification…. IBM is much better equipped to go through it (than many companies). Im not sure I can say that for these other databases,”

“Despite what everyone says, our software is actually cheaper.”

“In a single step,”

“Every application we make works with the Mac today,”

“Ive never experienced anything remotely like this. Its been a very emotional experience to get here. This is not what this is supposed to be about. A lot of us are upset.”