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

John T. Chambers

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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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" 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

" Wearable technology will tell us how well we are sleeping and whether we need to exercise. Sensors in the street will help us avoid traffic jams and find parking. Telemedicine applications will allow physicians to treat patients who are hundreds of miles away. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

John T. Chambers

" 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. "

John T. Chambers

" We know that veterans have valuable skills and experiences that are highly sought after in today's workforce. "

John T. Chambers

" 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. "

John T. Chambers

" I don't enjoy politics. I like to get things done, and I like Republicans and Democrats, and that doesn't always work well. "

John T. Chambers

" I have interacted with several top leaders. Modi is among the three smartest leaders I have met. "

John T. Chambers

" 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

" Government leaders need to ask themselves if they are positioning their country to reap the full potential of the digital economy. "

John T. Chambers

" 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

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

John T. Chambers

" 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. "

John T. Chambers

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

John T. Chambers

" 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. "

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. "

John T. Chambers

" 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. "

John T. Chambers

" There are two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those who don't know they have been hacked. "

John T. Chambers

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

John T. Chambers

" 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. "

John T. Chambers

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

John T. Chambers

" What NDS did is allow us to move into video capability with large service providers or cable providers - and the ability to do this out of the cloud. And that allows you to do it faster. "

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

" 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. "

John T. Chambers

" 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. "

John T. Chambers

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

John T. Chambers