Interesting quotes from D6 (All Things D)

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Now seems to be a good time to wrap up the D6 a bit. There’s a lot of interesting quotes from CEOs and, well, C*Os. I happened to read a comprehensive wrap-up from AllThingsD.com. Here’s some of them which I found worth sharing.

I didn’t leave business school to go bankrupt.”

–Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on his first days at Microsoft

–For some reason it just sounds funny to me.. No offense to Microsoft

C’mon, you CAN’T be happy with the way this Vista thing has gone.”

–Walt Mossberg to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer

–And then Bill explains..

Microsoft’s philosophy is to ‘do things better.’ And Vista has given us lots of opportunity to do that.”
–Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates

–So Bill is happy. And there’s a good reason for it.

Guys like us avoid monopolies. We like to compete.”

–Microsoft (MSFT) Chairman Bill Gates

–Great, I like watching competitions.

I will probably never be a CEO again.”

–Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Jerry Yang states the obvious

–Jerry seems to be knocked out in this competition.

It’s a company that creates technology.”

–Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg answers the question, “What is a technology company?”

–Facebook is not a technology company then. Let’s be real, Facebook is a company that only creates value for themselves by wasting others’ time. I always thought comparing Google to Facebook is like comparing Marie Curie to Paris Hilton. 

It makes revolutionary desserts you never could have imagined!”

–Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recalls the slogan he used to market Coldsnap Freezer Dessert Makers at Proctor & Gamble

–Putting “revolutionary” and “desserts” together in the same sentence was never this easy.  

Facebook is all about information and helping people share it.”

–Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg demonstrate “I-Have-Nothing -To-Say-And-I-Am-Saying-It” public relations.

–“I-Have-Nothing -To-Say-And-I-Am-Saying-It” public relations? Good job, editor.

Hollywood is a community that’s so inbred, it’s a wonder the children have any teeth.”

–Barry Diller, chairman and CEO, IAC (IACI)

–Insightful.

People loved their horses, too. But you don’t keep riding your horse to work just because you love it.”

–Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on the difference between physical books and digital ones

–At first I thought this quote doesn’t make sense. 

I won’t ever stop until you’re either the biggest thing around, or you’re dead.”

–Kara Swisher on her relentless coverage of Facebook

–I’d quite like to see her running presidency campaign against Hillary. Like I said, I like watching competitions..

I could take him.”

–Dell (DELL) CEO Michael Dell on his chances of success in a brawl with Apple CEO Steve Jobs

–Another one! 
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Observation of Forbes 400

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Top 20:
#1 William Gates III Net Worth $59.0 billion Harvard University, Drop Out
#3 Sheldon Adelson Net Worth $28.0 billion City College of New York, Drop Out
#4 Lawrence Ellison Net Worth $26.0 billion University of Illinois, Drop Out
#7 Kirk Kerkorian Net Worth $18.0 billion High School, Diploma
#8 Michael Dell Net Worth $17.2 billion University of Texas Austin, Drop Out
#11 Paul Allen Net Worth $16.8 billion Washington State University, Drop Out
#19 Jack Taylor & family Net Worth $14.0 billion Washington University, Drop Out
There are more but it gets kind of meaningless.
Among Top 11, 6 are in IT industry. 4 of those 6 are drop-outs.

Oh did I mention Steve Jobs?
Steve Jobs Net Worth $5.7 billion Reed College, Drop Out
Update: Mark Elliot Zuckerberg Net Worth $1.5 billion, Harvard University, Drop Out