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" We're living through the second Industrial Revolution. "

John T. Chambers

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" If you agree with everything I have said, then I have failed. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" I am a proud moderate republican. But I like democrats as well. "

John T. Chambers

" The window was open for us to play in the consumer as data, voice, video came together. This is where you have to have the courage to take good business risks because if you don't, you never win. "

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" This will be the first time in my lifetime I'm voting for a Democrat. I'm going to vote for Hillary Clinton. I've already voted. "

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" What I've realized is most leaders cannot reinvent themselves at the CEO level or at the operational level. "

John T. Chambers

" The 'No.1 IT company' isn't by volume, it's in relation to business customers because those are my customers, not the consumer. Who do they view as their most important partner? That's my definition of the 'No.1 IT company.' "

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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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" I like to believe that I got my business knowledge from my dad. He was able to see trends a long way off. And my mom is very good with people and emotional. "

John T. Chambers

" When a market isn't in transition, gaining market share is hard - you're fighting to take one or two points of share from competitors. "

John T. Chambers

" When you're a large company with significant market share, it's tempting to view market disruptions as a threat, but we view them as an opportunity. "

John T. Chambers

" 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. "

John T. Chambers

" You want to select the right applications at the right time for your industry. "

John T. Chambers

" Cities, too, are embracing digitization. Barcelona has installed in-ground parking sensors and launched connected public transportation as part of its Smart City strategy. "

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" We will see growth in the U.S., and we will selectively acquire in the U.S., but we prefer to use our global opportunity. "

John T. Chambers

" What makes Silicon Valley really work? It's a unique combination of great educational institutions - especially at Stanford - that generate engineers and a culture that starts companies. "

John T. Chambers

" 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. "

John T. Chambers

" As a country, we must come together to provide the training, certifications, and jobs that our veterans have earned and deserve. "

John T. Chambers

" Today's world requires a different leadership style - more collaboration and teamwork, including using Web 2.0 technologies. If you had told me I'd be video blogging and blogging, I would have said, 'No way.' And yet our 20-somethings in the company really pushed me to use that more. "

John T. Chambers

" It would surprise you how many government and business leaders with dyslexia. Some people view it as a weakness, and maybe it is. What dyslexia forces you to do, you don't go A, B, C, D, E... to Z. I can go A, B... Z with speed. "

John T. Chambers

" I think technology can change every country regardless of political party. "

John T. Chambers

" 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. "

John T. Chambers

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

John T. Chambers

" 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. "

John T. Chambers

" Understand what you are acquiring and protect it at all costs. You are acquiring people and next-generation products. You are making an investment that together you can grow faster, make more profits, and take more market share. "

John T. Chambers

" When I look at the success of the Cisco Networking Academy program, which has reached more than 4.75 million people since 1997, I know it could have never achieved this scale without our partners. Together we provide the tools, equipment and training for our students and teachers. "

John T. Chambers

" 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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" 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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