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

The only way to get ahead is to find errors in conventional wisdom.

In order to grow at this pace, there will 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.

The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion.

A corporation's primary goal is to make money. Government's primary role is to take a big chunk of that money and give it to others.

In some ways, getting away from the headquarters and having a little time to reflect allows you to find errors in your strategy. You get to rethink things. Often, that helps me correct a mistake that I made or someone else is about to make.

I'd prefer people read about Churchill and how he wasn't overwhelmed by Nazi Germany. Amazing; that the morale of a country rested on one person's shoulders. Extraordinary people carried that country through its darkest hours; truly inspirational. I suppose that's my theme. Whether it's a biography or a movie; whether it's fictional or true, I'm inspired by people doing great things.