Everyone thought the acquisition strategy was extremely risky because no one had ever done it successfully. In other words, it was innovative.
Larry EllisonIf your cash is about to run out, you have to cut your cash flow. CEOs have to make those decisions and live with them however painful they may be. You have to act and act now; and act in the best interest of the company as a whole, even if it means that some people in the company who are your best friends have to work somewhere else.
Larry EllisonSo what makes me happy? I was really happy to build this house. That's it; building things. The trouble with software is that it's very hard to show your aunt in Florida what you've done.
Larry Ellison