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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.”
“I have interacted with several top leaders. Modi is among the three smartest leaders I have met.”
“I don't make fun of people. I call people by what they want to be called. What does your best friend call you? What does your spouse call you? It helps you emotionally connect to people.”
“There are two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those who don't know they have been hacked.”
“Do you have the same vision of where industry is going as the target of your acquisition? If visions differ, you might get together economically for a while, but then you are going to have problems.”
“I like to believe that I got my business knowledge from my dad. He was able to see trends a long way off. And my mom is very good with people and emotional.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I think technology can change every country regardless of political party.”
“In 2001, we were like most high-tech companies, with one or two primary products that were really important to us.”
“To create a truly digital Europe will require a foundation of high-speed, high-quality broadband, both wired and wireless.”
“A well-run organization turns over 10% of their organizations, including senior leadership. I don't have the heart to do that.”
“You have venture capitalists. We view them as experts who also help finance your company and give directions and also some pretty candid discussions about what you have to do better.”
“If you agree with everything I have said, then I have failed.”
“You've got to really enable the next generation of start-ups.”
“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.”
“We're living through the second Industrial Revolution.”
“We changed the world many ways with the Internet.”
“When a leader doesn't do his or her job, it isn't just a problem with the person. They take their whole organization down.”
“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.”