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

When you find errors in conventional wisdom-when everyone says A and A is not true-you gain competitive advantage. Only a few times do you have to find errors in conventional wisdom to make a living.

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

I think you might see us growing much deeper into banking. You might see us acquiring companies in the banking area. You might see us acquiring companies in the retail area. I think you might see us acquiring companies in the telecommunications. I think you will see us getting stronger in business intelligence.

If you do everything that everyone else does in business, you're going to lose. The only way to really be ahead, is to 'be different'.

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. Sure, there’s the talent, but there also has to be the will. Give me human will and the intense desire to win and it will trump talent every day of the week.

I'm right, and everyone else is wrong.