You cannot innovate by copying. Larry Ellison More Quotes by Larry Ellison More Quotes From Larry Ellison 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. Larry Ellison governmentmoneyinspirational You have to act and act now. Larry Ellison overcoming-adversitylarryinspirational The only way to get ahead is to find errors in conventional wisdom. Larry Ellison errorsinspirationalway 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'. Larry Ellison differentdoeinspirational When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts. Larry Ellison motivationsuccessinspirational Great achievers are driven, not so much by the pursuit of success, but by the fear of failure. Larry Ellison fear-of-failureachievementinspirational Act confident, even when you're not. Larry Ellison confidence-and-loveconfidence-love The things that caused problems for me in school are the same things that help me succeed in the world. Larry Ellison succeedworldschool The most important aspect of my personality as far as determining my success goes; has been my questioning conventional wisdom, doubting experts and questioning authority. While that can be painful in your relationships with your parents and teachers, it's enormously useful in life. Larry Ellison personalityteacherinspirational See things in the present, even if they are in the future. Larry Ellison entrepreneurbusinessifs You have to believe in what you do in order to get what you want. Larry Ellison inspirationalorderbelieve All you can do is every day, try to solve a problem and make your company better Larry Ellison companyproblemtrying Five years from now, I don't know how I'll think. Larry Ellison inspirationalyearsthinking I'm addicted to winning. The more you win, the more you want to win. Larry Ellison winningwantinspirational When you're the first person whose beliefs are different from what everyone else believes, you're basically saying, "I'm right, and everyone else is wrong." That's a very unpleasant position to be in. It's at once exhilarating and at the same time an invitation to be attacked. Larry Ellison businesschangeinspirational 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. Larry Ellison errorsinspirationalpeople 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. Larry Ellison winningdesiregiving Think of it as you want it, not as it is! Larry Ellison wantthinking Life's a journey. It's a journey about discovering limits. Larry Ellison limitsjourneyinspirational 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. Larry Ellison advantagegainserrors
