You have to act and act now.

To model yourself after Steve Jobs is like, 'I'd like to paint like Picasso, what should I do? Should I use more red?'

Being first is more important to me [than earning money]. I have so much money. Whatever money is, it's just a method of keeping score now. I mean, I certainly don't need more money.

When you're the first person whose beliefs are different from what everyone else believes, you're basically saying, "I'm right, and everyone else is wrong." That's a very unpleasant position to be in. It's at once exhilarating and at the same time an invitation to be attacked.

Once the business data have been centralized and integrated, the value of the database is greater than the sum of the preexisting parts.

I love sailing. I like it more when I am winning.

If I were 21 years old, I would go into biotechnology or genetic engineering.