Larry Ellison

"I think it’s interesting to read about him for a couple reasons: to see what one man of modest birth can do with his life, and to see how history can distort the truth entirely."

"It's interesting to read about him for a couple of reasons: to see what one man of modest birth can do with his life, and to see how history can distort the truth entirely."

"When I asked [Larry Ellison] what was his favorite book, he told me The Robber Barons — worth a read even today!"

"One of the books on Larry Ellison's nightstand."

"As a kid, I wanted to be an architect. That's before I read The Fountainhead. I mean it is hard to find a profession that pays worse than architecture."

"One of the books on Larry Ellison's nightstand."

"[Larry Ellison] had come to understand the 'charmed, tormented life' of athletes, that fitting subtitle of West by West."

"Larry Ellison considers High Output Management his bible when it comes to management concepts."

"Larry’s favorite history book [...], which he had read several times."

"One of the books on Larry Ellison's nightstand."

"[Larry Ellison picked up] his Kindle so he could finish reading Lone Survivor. Larry had noted a page: 'The real battle is won in the mind.'"

"On [Larry Ellison's] nightstand."

"During a lively discussion over dinner one night, [Tony Blair] listened in wonder and remarked, 'Larry, you read too much history.' [Larry Ellison] had just finished quoting a section from A Peace to End All Peace."

"I think [Bill Gates] must be some kind of reincarnation of Milo Minderbinder from Catch-22."