Plaintiffs cite a profile that appeared in the New Yorker on April 3, 2000, wherein Saylor stated, “I think I’m on a mission from God, and if you don’t buy from me we’re all going to Hell,” and allegedly indicated to the reporter that he "wanted to be Caesar.” (¶ 102.) The statements from these two interviews are much less revealing than the Washington Post statements quoted above and therefore contribute slight, if any, probative weight to the overall balance of inferences to be drawn from the Complaint. 40 . The statement further explained: MicroStrategy today clarifies these statements [made on March 20, 2000] as follows: The principal reason for the Company’s decision to revise its 1998 and 1999 reported revenues and operating results was the need 83 F.3d 970, 987 (9th Cir.1999) (<HOLDING>); and Acito v. IMCERA Group, Inc., 47 F.3d 47,
holding that stock sales by one defendant of approximately 8000 shares for profit of 173000 raised strong inference of fraudulent intent holding that collective sales of 10 insufficient to raise strong inference of conscious fraud holding that a reasonable inference need not be the sole possible inference holding that allegations of motive and opportunity were not enough to create a strong inference of scienter holding that vague allegations against unnamed executives and senior  employees do not raise a strong inference of scienter