John T. Chambers

“I think India should be our top ally in Asia Pacific. And the two countries have so much in common, including being the largest and most powerful democracies.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“My mistakes are always around moving too slow or moving too fast without process behind it. And it's something that, if we're not careful, we'll repeat again and again.”

“Organized crime and rogue nation states and terrorists are very much focused on the Internet of things. The challenge that goes with connectivity is always security. The bad guys go wherever the return is, and now it's more lucrative for bad guys to focus on cybercrime than traditional crime.”

“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.”

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

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

“The Internet will change the way we work, live, learn, and play.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“There are two equalizers in life: the Internet and education.”

“When a market isn't in transition, gaining market share is hard - you're fighting to take one or two points of share from competitors.”

“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.”

“I wasn't always interested in technology. I had been a student for a long time - I'd earned a bachelor's degree, a law degree, and an MBA - and decided that I wanted to work in a large corporation, focusing on finance and law, in either New York or Chicago.”

“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.”

“We're going to become the number one security company.”

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