Conventional Quote by Larry Ellison Download Open image “The only way to get ahead is to find errors in conventional wisdom.” — Larry Ellison ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Conventional Conventional wisdom Errors Get ahead Inspirational Larry Way Wisdom
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… — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
Acknowledge the complexity of the world and resist the impression that you easily understand it. People are too quick to accept conventional wisdom, because… — Jim Rogers Copy Share Image
…but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all. — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it. — Peter Jennings Copy Share Image
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… — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum. — Holly Near Copy Share Image
Wisdom starts with acceptance. You can't always think that you have the answers. Accept that you may not always be right; learn something. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I own a home in Kyoto, Japan actually on the temple on grounds in Nanzenji that is going to become a Japanese art museum. — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
You can't spend as much money as I have, even if you try. I've been trying. — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
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… — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
Game-playing is more fun when it's virtual because you're more successful. ... in reality, only one person gets to be LeBron. — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
In some ways, getting away from the headquarters and having a little time to reflect allows you to find errors in your strategy. You… — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
Taking care of your employees is extremely important and very, very visible. — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
If the Internet turns out not to be the future of computing, we're toast. But if it is, we're golden. — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
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."… — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
If your cash is about to run out, you have to cut your cash flow. CEOs have to make those decisions and live with… — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
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… — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
Whether you are buying a car or casting a ballot, choosing a job or planning a family, follow your moral compass. Don't let others… — Denis Hayes Copy Share Image
A language possesses utility only insofar as it can construct conventional boundaries. A language of no boundaries is no language at all, and thus… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
Conventional agriculture has never succeeded in feeding the world, and it's never produced anything good to eat. For the future, we need to look… — Dan Barber Copy Share Image
Contrarian thinking at its best simply asks, Is this really true? It speaks up when the politically correct answer or the conventional wisdom doesn't… — Larry Osborne Copy Share Image
Because investors are not usually penalized for adhering to conventional practices, doing so is the less professionally risky strategy, even though it virtually guarantees… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
My father was in real estate, banking, and land management. As family life, it was very conventional, happy, and comfortable. We weren't wealthy, but… — Julia Child Copy Share Image
Our Christian faith is actually very subversive of the conventional notion of success - the notion that what invests a person with worth is… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
What's different now is that while political leaders used to give talking points to talk radio, now talk-radio hosts are giving talking points to… — John Avlon Copy Share Image
Some days, I think maybe we should try and be a little more conventional, but every time I try, I fail, so I'm learning… — Seinabo Sey Copy Share Image
The vision of extraordinary achievement is,by definition, a few steps beyond consensus and conventional logic — Scott Belsky Copy Share Image
Nobody can live in society without conventions. The reason why sensible people are as conventional as they can bear to be is that conventionality… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Currency speculation-over a trillion dollars a day-is a tax-free activity. The notion of a tax on "day trades" or other speculative swaps was revived… — Eric Kierans Copy Share Image
