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title: "3 Databases Quotes By Larry Ellison"
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> [Once the business data have been centralized and integrated, the value of the database is greater than the sum of the preexisting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/once-the-business-data-have-been-centralized-and-integrated-the-value/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

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> [It's fascinating as we continue to innovate and lead the way in both the application space and the database space. In the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/it-s-fascinating-as-we-continue-to-innovate-and-lead-the-way-in-both/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/larry-ellison-3963_abuse_it-s-fascinating-as-we-continue-to-innov_1702153.jpg)

> [I have run engineering since day one at Oracle, and I still run engineering. I hold meetings every week with the database…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/i-have-run-engineering-since-day-one-at-oracle-and-i-still-run/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

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## More by Larry Ellison

> [I own a home in Kyoto, Japan actually on the temple on grounds in Nanzenji that is going to become a Japanese art museum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/i-own-a-home-in-kyoto-japan-actually-on-the-temple-on-grounds-in/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [You can't spend as much money as I have, even if you try. I've been trying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/you-can-t-spend-as-much-money-as-i-have-even-if-you-try-i-ve-been/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [I think I am very goal oriented. I'd like to win the America's cup. I'd like Oracle to be the No 1 software company…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/i-think-i-am-very-goal-oriented-i-d-like-to-win-the-america-s-cup-i-d/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [I love sailing. I like it more when I am winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/i-love-sailing-i-like-it-more-when-i-am-winning/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [See things in the present, even if they are in the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/see-things-in-the-present-even-if-they-are-in-the-future/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [Game-playing is more fun when it's virtual because you're more successful. ... in reality, only one person gets to be LeBron.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/game-playing-is-more-fun-when-it-s-virtual-because-you-re-more/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [In some ways, getting away from the headquarters and having a little time to reflect allows you to find errors in your strategy. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/in-some-ways-getting-away-from-the-headquarters-and-having-a-little/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [Taking care of your employees is extremely important and very, very visible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/taking-care-of-your-employees-is-extremely-important-and-very-very/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [If the Internet turns out not to be the future of computing, we're toast. But if it is, we're golden.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/if-the-internet-turns-out-not-to-be-the-future-of-computing-we-re/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [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."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/when-you-re-the-first-person-whose-beliefs-are-different-from-what/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [If your cash is about to run out, you have to cut your cash flow. CEOs have to make those decisions and live with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/if-your-cash-is-about-to-run-out-you-have-to-cut-your-cash-flow-ceos/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [What can a sales person say to somebody to get them to buy a product that they already use every day if they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/what-can-a-sales-person-say-to-somebody-to-get-them-to-buy-a-product/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [I hate the PC, with a passion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/i-hate-the-pc-with-a-passion/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/i-think-after-a-certain-amount-i-m-going-to-give-almost-everything-i/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

> [It's Microsoft versus mankind, with Microsoft having only a slight lead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-ellison/it-s-microsoft-versus-mankind-with-microsoft-having-only-a-slight-lead/)

[Larry Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-ellison/)

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