Bill Gates wants people to think he's Edison, when he's really Rockefeller. Referring to Gates as the smartest man in America isn't right... wealth isn't the same thing as intelligence.

Taking care of your employees is extremely important, and very, very visible.

Act confident, even when you're not.

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

If I see Danny Hillis quoted as an expert on MPP one more time, I'm going to puke.

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.

When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts.