JOV MAGAZINE

ELLISON THE BILLIONAIRE-PHILOSOPHER

With a man who takes joy in constatnly questioning conventional wisdom and those in position of authority while quoting Sigmund Freud and challenging the morality of altruism. Our billionaire software developer better known as the Oracle does enjoy a bigger dose of what philosophers call "Higher Pleasures". In a world of mass mentaity, he is able to stand shoulder high by refusing to give fashionable answers to questions, and his intense love affair with computers which he says are absolutely a slave to reason landed our man of distinction atop the league of billionaires, thanks to his dedication to his pet peeve, Oracle Corporation a true global giant.

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Top: The Rising Sun Yatch | Bottom Left: Larry Ellison | Bottom Right: Actor David Ellison, Oracle heir

LARRY THE BILLIONAIRE TEACHER

For a man at the pinnacle of success, with a lot of billions to show for it, Lawrence Joseph Ellison sure has lessons to teach everyone of us about making it. When it comes to our lives, the legend believes there are two things that are important, and the first is self-discovery, the second is our relationship with others. What else can we say, the giant of software just cracked the code of lifeware, and he advocated writing a guide book titled "Intelligent Pursuit of Happiness". For the man who built arguably the fastest growing company in history, we know he's got some secrets to intelligent pursuit of happiness.

So maybe next time you hear a fighter jet roaring past your roof top, look up, that might be Larry trying to tell you that the sky is your limit. Kudos to the giant of the skies and software.

References:
Forbes Magazine