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" I think it was a major mistake to revisit Title II. "

John T. Chambers

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" The number one objective is that people who make the investment in digitization, whether they are governments or service providers, get a reasonable return. "

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" I don't make fun of people. I call people by what they want to be called. What does your best friend call you? What does your spouse call you? It helps you emotionally connect to people. "

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" In 2001, we were like most high-tech companies, with one or two primary products that were really important to us. "

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" I would say my strengths are vision and strategy. "

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" The political gridlock in Washington leads us to conclude that policymakers don't have the ability to put the public finances of the U.S. on a sustainable footing. "

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" Our line of business structure has served us very well in the past, when customer segments and product requirements were very distinct. "

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" I think, as time passes, people will come to see that the United States' credit standing is really not quite the same level as the ones that we rate AAA. "

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" People who might normally have to travel hours to a distant city to see a cardiologist can now do so virtually, through Cisco technology, at their local hospital or health clinic. Clinicians use technology to share patient reports and diagnostic images and collaborate on cases. "

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" Some people need a command-and-control environment. "

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" The start of 2016 offers great promise as the world awakens to the power of connectivity and increasing digitization. The new Digital Age is upon us, and it is unlike anything we have experienced before. "

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" Everything becomes connected, and cyber security becomes the top issue for CEOs. An average company has 40-60 security vendors, and they have a violation every three months with viruses. "

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" Every company, city, and country is becoming digital, navigating disruptive markets, and Cisco's role in the digital transformation has never been more important. "

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" I think at least my philosophy of leadership is you focus more on the areas you have to improve or the mistakes than you do on your successes. And that's just how I am in real life. I don't want to let down my customers, my employees, my shareholders. "

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" Almost every move in the market is either a move to align with where Cisco is going or to align to compete against us or to utilize that technology. "

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" Widening the talent pipeline sufficiently will require a generational commitment to teaching math and science, providing technical training, and mentoring young people of all backgrounds so they understand the full range of possibilities that a career in technology affords. "

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" Never ask your employees to do something you wouldn't be willing to do yourself. "

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" We changed the world many ways with the Internet. "

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" I had two parents who were doctors, and my mom was valedictorian in multiple classes. "

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" If we're going to acquire, what are we going to do differently? We came up with six rules of thumb. Whenever I've violated two of them, I usually get into trouble. "

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" Organized crime and rogue nation states and terrorists are very much focused on the Internet of things. The challenge that goes with connectivity is always security. The bad guys go wherever the return is, and now it's more lucrative for bad guys to focus on cybercrime than traditional crime. "

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