If I were 21 years old, I would go into biotechnology or genetic engineering.

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.

You have to believe in what you do in order to get what you want.

I think after a certain amount, I’m going to give almost everything I have to charity. What else can you do with it? You can't spend it, even if you try. I've been trying.

Building Oracle is like doing math puzzles as a kid.

When you write a program for Android, you use the Oracle Java tools for everything, and at the very end, you push a button and say, Convert this to Android format.

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