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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

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" Digital is going to have five times the impact than the information era. Just because you led the first transition as a company or country, that doesn't mean you will lead in this one. "

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

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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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" 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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" It's important to remember that finding a job is only the beginning of a smooth transition to civilian life for our troops - as employers, we must also ensure their ongoing success. "

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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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" 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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" To go back to a 1950s voice mentality with Title II and net neutrality would be a tremendous mistake for our country. "

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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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" 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. "

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" It's connectivity that really makes the industrial Internet work: it's giving the right information at the right time to the right person or right machine to make the right decision. "

John T. Chambers

" 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. "

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" It's easy for me to see how a business proposition is going to play out, or who our next-generation competitors are, from taking this data point from this customer and another data point from another customer... and jump to Z. "

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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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" In September 2014, the USIBC members indicated an investment figure of $41 billion that was likely to be invested over a 2-3 year period. "

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

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

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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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" Our success at Cisco has been defined by how we anticipate, capture, and lead through market transitions. Over the years, I've watched iconic companies disappear - Compaq, Sun Microsystems, Wang, Digital Equipment - as they failed to anticipate where the market was heading. "

John T. Chambers

" 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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" 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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" 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. "

John T. Chambers

" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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. "

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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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" When I think about developing solutions, I think about how we can use technology to make a difference. "

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" As a leader, you don't get too high on the highs or let the bumps balance down. Every leader over time has probably equal amount of good luck or bad luck - or, you could argue, has good opportunities or challenges. "

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