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" Growth and comfort do not coexist. "

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" My mom had not worked a day in her life, and then she woke up when I was 15 and found herself with four children, no job, no money. But she set out and made it all OK for us, and from that, I saw that there's no problem that can't be solved. "

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" If you step back and look at technology from every era, it has displaced jobs but also created a lot of jobs. "

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" When I think of revenue growth, I think of the words 'mix' and 'shift.' "

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" IBM's long-standing mantra is 'Think.' What has always made IBM a fascinating and compelling place for me, is the passion of the company, and its people, to apply technology and scientific thinking to major societal issues. "

" As I tell all our folks, the only reason we exist - make no mistake - is our clients. "

" The recommendation when I'm mentoring folks, I always tell them - and we talked about this last year - take a risk. "

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