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I think Mr Trump is going to be a good president.
I would say my strengths are vision and strategy.
I think it was a major mistake to revisit Title II.
We're living through the second Industrial Revolution.
We're going to become the number one security company.
The business community is very comfortable with Romney.
There are two equalizers in life: the Internet and education.
You've got to really enable the next generation of start-ups.
If you agree with everything I have said, then I have failed.
I am a proud moderate republican. But I like democrats as well.
If you asked would I have done a startup in India, the answer is yes.
We want a culture where it is unacceptable not to share what you know.
I think technology can change every country regardless of political party.
You want to select the right applications at the right time for your industry.
Never ask your employees to do something you wouldn't be willing to do yourself.
I had two parents who were doctors, and my mom was valedictorian in multiple classes.
I have interacted with several top leaders. Modi is among the three smartest leaders I have met.
When I think about developing solutions, I think about how we can use technology to make a difference.
What I've realized is most leaders cannot reinvent themselves at the CEO level or at the operational level.
We know that veterans have valuable skills and experiences that are highly sought after in today's workforce.
I support both Democrats and Republicans on many issues. I'm more interested in where they are on technology.
There are two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those who don't know they have been hacked.
In 2001, we were like most high-tech companies, with one or two primary products that were really important to us.
To go back to a 1950s voice mentality with Title II and net neutrality would be a tremendous mistake for our country.
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.
To create a truly digital Europe will require a foundation of high-speed, high-quality broadband, both wired and wireless.
I don't enjoy politics. I like to get things done, and I like Republicans and Democrats, and that doesn't always work well.
A well-run organization turns over 10% of their organizations, including senior leadership. I don't have the heart to do that.
As a country, we must come together to provide the training, certifications, and jobs that our veterans have earned and deserve.
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.
In 2008, we began an initiative to outsource projects from our Israeli office to three companies in the Palestinian Territories.
Government leaders need to ask themselves if they are positioning their country to reap the full potential of the digital economy.
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.
Our line of business structure has served us very well in the past, when customer segments and product requirements were very distinct.
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.
Almost every move in the market is either a move to align with where Cisco is going or to align to compete against us or to utilize that technology.
When you're a large company with significant market share, it's tempting to view market disruptions as a threat, but we view them as an opportunity.
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.
I think, as time passes, people will come to see that the United States' credit standing is really not quite the same level as the ones that we rate AAA.
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.
The number one objective is that people who make the investment in digitization, whether they are governments or service providers, get a reasonable return.
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.
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.
Every company, city, and country is becoming digital, navigating disruptive markets, and Cisco's role in the digital transformation has never been more important.
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.
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.
Our next CEO needs to thrive in a highly dynamic environment, to be capable of accelerating what is working very well for Cisco and disrupting what needs to change.
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.
Cities, too, are embracing digitization. Barcelona has installed in-ground parking sensors and launched connected public transportation as part of its Smart City strategy.
At Cisco, we are moving to collaboration teams, groups coming together that represent sales, engineering, finance, legal, etc. And we're training leaders to think across silos.