I wish HP nothing but the best. I think HP is an icon. Those of us who had their careers in the Valley think of Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett as role models. We would love to be half as good as they were.

We have been doing things that are contrary; the things that people tell us won't work from the beginning. In fact, the only way to get ahead is to find errors in conventional wisdom.

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

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

Winning is not enough. All others must lose.

I think I am very goal oriented. I'd like to win the America's cup. I'd like Oracle to be the No 1 software company in the world. I still think it is possible to beat Microsoft.

I have hobbies. I do all sorts of ridiculous things.