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" We're very much focused on full shareholder-value return. We have to get our stock moving. But I won't do something in the short run that I don't feel is right for the long run. That, I've watched many CEOs do. "

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" Since I became CEO, 87 percent of the companies in the Fortune 500 are off the list. What that says is that companies that don't reinvent themselves will be left behind. I also think that's true of people. And I think it's true of countries. "

John T. Chambers

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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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When a leader doesn't do his or her job, it isn't just a problem with the person. They take their whole organization down. "

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

" The definition of success is that the company doesn't miss a beat. Do I love what I do? Oh yeah - I love it more than ever. You've got to have that energy level 24/7. But you've also got to make sure the transition is smooth. Being realistic, most high-tech companies haven't done that well. "

" 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. "

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

" A well-run organization turns over 10% of their organizations, including senior leadership. I don't have the heart to do that. "

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

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

" 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. "

" The business community is very comfortable with Romney. "

" 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. "

" I think Mr Trump is going to be a good president. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Do you have the same vision of where industry is going as the target of your acquisition? If visions differ, you might get together economically for a while, but then you are going to have problems. "

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

John T. Chambers

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" There is no secure data center in the world; they have all been broken into. We can help you prepare for it and minimize the damage when it does occur. "

" 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. "

" I think we have a tax policy that was designed before Microsoft even went public. I think we've got to change - we're at a huge disadvantage around the world. "

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

" 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. "

" In France, President Francois Hollande is leveraging the next wave of the Internet to jumpstart economic reforms and create jobs for hundreds of thousands of citizens. A historically socialist government, France has had the courage to quickly implement unique partnerships with the business community to drive entrepreneurial spirit and thinking. "

" 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

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Business

" You've got to really enable the next generation of start-ups. "

John T. Chambers

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

" We want a culture where it is unacceptable not to share what you know. "

John T. Chambers

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