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" I think, given who the IBM target company is, I feel our purpose is to be essential to our clients. "
Ginni Rometty
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" It will not be a world of man versus machine. It will be a world of man plus machines. "
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" This idea of 'New Collar' says for the jobs of the future here, there are many in technology that can be done without a four-year college degree and, therefore, 'New Collar' not 'Blue Collar,' 'White Collar.' It's 'New Collar.' "
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" I ask everyone's opinion when they don't speak up. And then when they have an opinion, I'll ask others to talk about it. "
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" Some people make their choice on size. I happen to not be a believer in that. I've often said, especially in an industry that's clamoring for growth, if I wanted size, I wouldn't have divested $8 billion of businesses. "
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