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" The ability to please your shareholders comes because of what you do for clients. "

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" If you're clear on what you believe, you have a great foundation to go make a market. "

" I've made lots of mistakes. Probably the worst one - I would say they tie. It's either when I didn't move fast enough on something, or I didn't take a big enough risk. "

" Watson augments human decision-making because it isn't governed by human boundaries. It draws together all this information and forms hypotheses, millions of them, and then tests them with all the data it can find. It learns over time what data is reliable, and that's part of its learning process. "

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

" Everyone talks about how much data's in the world. Except, actually, 80% of it is pretty blind to computers. I mean, it can store it. But if it's a movie, a poem, a song, it doesn't know what it's actually saying or doing. "

" You have to stick up for what you believe in. And that, to me, is the biggest thing you can do about driving inclusion. "

" 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.' "

" As I say to our own team: 'Never protect your past, never define yourself by a single product, and always continue to steward for the long-term. Keep moving towards the future.' "

" I often sit back and say, 'Be sure about what I believe.' "

" This century, the 21st century, will be the Indian century - and I really believe that. "

" Ask yourself when you learn the most. I guarantee it's when you felt at risk. "

" When you remove layers, simplicity and speed happen. "

" One of the most important topics I think for us all to work on is job creation. "

" Don't let others define you. You define yourself. "

" You can engineer change. "

" 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. "

" Clients say, 'What's your strategy,' and I say, 'Ask me what I believe first.' That's a far more enduring answer. "

" 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. "

" I never look at an acquisition really by size. "

" If we would change the basis and align what is taught in school with what is needed with business... that's where I came up with this idea of 'new collar.' Not blue collar or white collar. "

" Every part of your business will change based on what I consider predictive analytics of the future. "

" I think, particularly in our tech industry, this is an industry that has violent innovation and then commoditization, and it's a cycle of innovation/commoditization. "

" The amazing thing about IBM is that it's a company where I have had 10 different careers - local jobs, global jobs, technology jobs, industry jobs, financial services, insurance, start-ups, big scale. The network of talent around you is phenomenal. "

" You build your own strategy. You don't define it by what another competitor is doing. "

" Don't protect your past. Don't protect your products. "

" The ultimate competitive advantage is being cognitive. "

" I strongly believe that through dedication and perseverance, one can overcome adversity to achieve success. It is a privilege to accept membership in the Horatio Alger Association, an organization which promotes this principle. "

" India... what a big part you play in this story for IBM and for the world. "

" Steward for the long term. It's not always easy, but you do it. "

" I have a great job at a great company. "