Ginni Rometty

“Growth and comfort do not coexist.”

“The only way you survive is you continuously transform into something else. It's this idea of continuous transformation that makes you an innovation company.”

“Just because you started your careers in a certain role, let's say hardware engineering, does not mean you'll end your careers in hardware.”

“It's easy to have an act one and two. Go ahead and have an act three, four, and five. The saying is the easy part. The doing is the hard part.”

“I make time to exercise. It's not being indulgent. I think it's got a lot to do with your ability to manage properly and stay focused. There's no doubt about that.”

“Above and beyond, not only are we an innovation company, we are in service of our clients.”

“I was always surrounded by people that wanted to mentor you.”

“When I think of revenue growth, I think of the words 'mix' and 'shift.'”

“India will not be at the center - it will be the center of this fourth technology shift.”

“You make the right decision for the long run. You manage for the long run, and you continue to move to higher value. That's what I think my job is.”

“You define yourself by either what your clients want or what you believe they'll need for the future. So: Define yourself by your client, not your competitor.”

“So what it means is when you don't believe in the inevitable, it means you don't expect that that's how things have to turn out. You can change them.”

“I think 'Actions speak louder than words' is one thing, I think, I always took from my mom. And to this day, I think about that in everything I do.”

“This century, the 21st century, will be the Indian century - and I really believe that.”

“The ultimate competitive advantage is being cognitive.”

“If I have learned nothing else in all my years here, my biggest lesson is you have to constantly reinvent this company. That's how you get to be 103 years old.”

“Someone once told me growth and comfort do not coexist. And I think it's a really good thing to remember.”