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" You can't cost-cut your way to greatness. "
Ruth Porat
Greatness
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" Stick to your true north - build greatness for the long term. "
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" We think machine learning, as it relates to healthcare and life sciences, is extraordinary. "
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" It's been invigorating being back on the West Coast, being at Alphabet, because there is so much innovation. And the big challenge is, how do you think about resource allocation and priorities when you have so many great options? But wearing jeans instead of suits and popping into driverless cars has also been a lot of fun. "
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" I stayed at Morgan Stanley for 27 years because it was fun. I kept learning. "
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" The cloud is one of the most extraordinary opportunities of our lifetime. If we're not investing now, we'll rue the day we didn't. "
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" Innovation happens everywhere. "
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" The most valuable thing you can have as a leader is clear data. "
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" The wealthiest can afford to pay more in taxes. That's a part of the deal. That makes sense. I don't know anyone that doesn't agree with that. "
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" Growing up in Silicon Valley, during my time at Morgan Stanley and as a member of Stanford's Board, I've had the opportunity to experience firsthand how tech companies can help people in their daily lives. "
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" I've had the opportunity to experience firsthand how tech companies can help people in their daily lives. "
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" If you continue to plow ahead in something that is OK, you will miss the opportunity to do something that is great. "
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You
" Competition is one click away. Innovation happens everywhere... you better have a culture asking for a voice. "
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" Since 1987, there are now many more of us as at the higher levels with families, so I think, as role models, we are encouraging more women to stay within banking and rise up through the ranks. "
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" Incrementalism in technology leads to irrelevance; what you need is revolutionary change. "
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" If you don't have ample liquidity, and it's not durable, in times of stress, as you're looking for liquidity, you're forced to sell assets at declining prices, which then eats into your capital position, so it becomes this very, very negative cycle. There's no question that liquidity is sacrosanct. "
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" Businesses perform better when you have diversity of view in your senior leadership positions. This is not just the right thing to do socially; it's the right thing to do for your business. "
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" There are no good options in the midst of a crisis. "
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" I hate the term 'work-life balance.' I think it's a setup, and it's trap for all of us. "
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Think
Us
Balance
" The most important thing is culture. "
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The Most Important
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" When I started, there very few women at the managing director level and very few who had families, which is something that was important to me. So it's not like when I looked up I could say, 'Well, that's who I want to be.' "
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" Solving problems for users at scale ultimately results in monetization opportunities. "
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" The wealth disparity between the lowest and the highest continues to expand, and that's inappropriate. "
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Inappropriate
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" I remember, the first time it struck me is I was an econ major at Stanford as an undergrad, and it struck me how few women were econ majors back in the '70s. And then in business school how few women... And even then, I thought, 'Gosh, this is really unfortunate.' "
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" Recognize that killing a weak idea early is valuable. "
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