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“I don't believe it's appropriate for me or any other CEO to wade into every political dispute. That's not what we're here for.”
“We're an American company; we're proud of being an American company.”
“If I had not been coached well about how to deal with a culture and a set of values that were foreign to my own, I would not have been able to be successful.”
“One of the strongest forms of rhetoric in our society is the rhetoric of blame.”
“In a successful health system, the proportion of per-capita health dollars used for home care, outpatient primary care, and preventive services should actually increase, not decrease, relative to those for acute hospital care.”
“In my house, education was the paramount value. And if you grew up in a neighborhood like mine, you were forced to decide early on what you stood for in life, because there were a lot of peer pressures that could take you the wrong way.”
“We need to work together to fairly assess and improve the long-term economic and health value - and affordability - of all components of the healthcare system, including hospitalizations, drugs, devices, and other interventions, to optimize our health investment decisions.”
“I think words have consequences, and I think actions have consequences.”
“There's no way we can invent enough stuff for a company of Merck's size.”
“My legacy is that Merck continues to do what Merck has always done, which is to make singular impact on human health and animal health around the world. It's that simple.”
“Most of my diversity conversations are had with the majority population, because frankly, those people are the people who have the most influence over everybody's career.”
“You either innovate or you become defunct.”
“I fell in love with the science at Merck.”
“The business of biomedical research is mostly about failure. Few projects we commission will ultimately result in success. But every study we do contributes to the body of knowledge that brings science and society closer to a solution.”
“I think every company has its own unique approach to creating shareholder value.”
“I would like people to say that Merck continues to be a company that makes a difference in the world.”
“I think if you look at Merck's history, I think Merck has a reputation for having been a reasonable company when it comes to pricing, sort of a leader in that respect.”
“Competition in our health system is a powerful force of cost-containment.”
“I had a fantastic upbringing by two parents who cared deeply about their children but, more importantly, believed that anything was possible for their children and, in some ways, almost brainwashed us to be successful.”
“We value R&D as a company. It's who we are.”