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" There are two equalizers in life: the Internet and education. "
John T. Chambers
Life
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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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" We know that veterans have valuable skills and experiences that are highly sought after in today's workforce. "
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" You've got to really enable the next generation of start-ups. "
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" The industry has to learn how to do CEO succession well. If your definition of success is Intel or Microsoft or HP or IBM, that's not a good track record, and yet they are the most successful ones. "
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" We'll have a sales leader go run engineering. A lawyer go run business development. A business development leader go run our consumer operations. We're going to train a generalist group of leaders who know how to learn and operate in collaboration teamwork. I think that's the future of leadership. "
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" I had two parents who were doctors, and my mom was valedictorian in multiple classes. "
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" I hope that the new leader, whoever they are - and I hope that it will be Hillary - will bring our country back to participation by all groups and will talk about how technology will enable not just 10% of our population, but all of our population. "
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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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" The Internet will change the way we work, live, learn, and play. "
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" Once you put in backdoors, once you allow a government to intercept anything they want, you have to give it to other governments around the world. Once you do that, there is no privacy; there is no security. There is no protection for democracy. "
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" We don't go into a market without a chance of a 40 percent share and sustainable differentiation. We wouldn't get into wiring oil rigs if we didn't believe we could get 40 percent. "
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" I think it was a major mistake to revisit Title II. "
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" To create a truly digital Europe will require a foundation of high-speed, high-quality broadband, both wired and wireless. "
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" When I think about developing solutions, I think about how we can use technology to make a difference. "
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" Some people need a command-and-control environment. "
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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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" The business community is very comfortable with Romney. "
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" I don't enjoy politics. I like to get things done, and I like Republicans and Democrats, and that doesn't always work well. "
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" By exciting citizens about the new digital opportunity, breaking down silos of competing groups to form a truly open innovation ecosystem and shifting day-to-day resources to focus on big long-term investments for the future, countries can ensure that they break through and bridge the digital gap. "
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" You want to select the right applications at the right time for your industry. "
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" I think India should be our top ally in Asia Pacific. And the two countries have so much in common, including being the largest and most powerful democracies. "
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" Never ask your employees to do something you wouldn't be willing to do yourself. "
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" I have interacted with several top leaders. Modi is among the three smartest leaders I have met. "
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" If you asked would I have done a startup in India, the answer is yes. "
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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 think Mr Trump is going to be a good president. "
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" There's a lot to learn from President Clinton. It kills me as a strong Republican saying it, but he was the most effective president during my lifetime. And when business got out of line, he smacked them. "
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" The No. 1 country in the world to do business in is which one? To locate where you want to create jobs, where you want to have a great market? It's Canada. Even in Russia, you can build a Silicon Valley outside of Moscow. "
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" There are two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those who don't know they have been hacked. "
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Two