It is absolutely critical for competitiveness in the United States for us to really raise the bar in education, especially in math, in science, in technology. Safra A. Catz absolutelybarcompetitiveness Change image and share on social
It is not a coincidence that Fusion middleware and applications have the same name. We knew what we needed it to be. Safra A. Catz applicationcoincidencefusion Change image and share on social
At Oracle, silver medal is first loser. Safra A. Catz losermedaloracle Change image and share on social
Microsoft does platform, not really infrastructure, and they do a little bit of Saas. Safra A. Catz biteinfrastructuremicrosoft Change image and share on social
In 1986, Microsoft and Oracle went public within a day of each other, and I recall telling one of my colleagues that the software business will become big. So I started working with software companies in the mid-'80s and never turned back. Safra A. Catz 80sbackbig share on social
Digital India is about empowering the citizen - it's mobile, it's cloud, it's storage - we are in all those areas. Safra A. Catz areacitizencloud Change image and share on social
SAP is a great company, but they have their work cut out for them if they want to compete in databases. Safra A. Catz companycompetecut Change image and share on social
What we need to do is run our business. We need to come up with a value prop that is so compelling that customers have to go for it. Safra A. Catz businesscompelcustomer Change image and share on social
The most significant barrier to female leadership is the actual lack of females in leadership. The best advice I can give to women is to go out and start something, ideally their own businesses. If you can't see a path for leadership within your own company, go blaze a trail of your own. Safra A. Catz actualadvicebarrier share on social
I learn from Larry Ellison every day. I've said this before: how is it to work with someone who thinks out of the box? Larry doesn't see the walls at all; he does not see the box. He is an absolute, true visionary. And to be honest, I always find myself in a box! I'm comfy in my box. I've furnished it; it's lovely. Safra A. Catz absoluteboxcomfy share on social