Scott McNealy

“Java is the language of the Internet.”

“Microsoft is a monopoly and it's a bad one.”

“The network is the computer.”

“You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it.”

“Open source is a business model, not a religion.”

“It is very hard to be a philanthropist in this country.”

“We are going to be the plumbing for the Internet.”

“The dot-com bust was a good thing. It got rid of all the crap.”

“The only way to get a performance gain is to break something.”

“The biggest challenge for any company is to keep from getting complacent.”

“We're not trying to be a kinder, gentler Microsoft. We're trying to be a better Sun.”

“In a world without fences, who needs Gates?”

“Eat your own dog food.”

“What part of 'no' don't you understand?”

“I don't do business with anyone who has a union.”

“The only thing I'm worried about is that we're not going to be able to hire enough people.”