“Most of the media... is positioning the merger with Compaq and the recent actions by Walter Hewlett and David Packard as a fight between the past and the future.”
Future
“You know, every family and every business in California knows what it means to go through tough times.”
BusinessAll Quotes by Carly Fiorina
“Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.”
Leadership“Any work that's worth doing has its challenges as well as its opportunities. That's true if you're running a business, it's true if you're trying to help on a campaign.”
Business“A woman's experience is different from a man's in virtually every respect, including how she is treated by the media.”
Experience“If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager - I know this as a parent - who have a spending problem, what do you do? You quit giving them money.”
Business“We need more transparency and accountability in government so that people know how their money is being spent. That means putting budgets online, putting legislation online.”
Government“When you lead change, sometimes you get arrows in your back. I mean, that's just the way the real world is.”
Change“Well I think money has been going into political campaigns for a very long time.”
Money“To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.”
Wisdom“Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.”
Politics“I think somehow men understand other men's need for respect differently than they understand it for a woman. I'm disappointed to have to say that, but I think it's undeniably true.”
Respect“You can find lots of people like you through technology, and women in particular like communities.”
Technology“Don't think of yourself as a woman in business.”
Business“I don't think we're going to see the price of oil going down in the near future, that's the reality.”
Future“Had anyone told me that I was going to have a career in business, I would have said, 'No way.'”
Business“But ours was intended to be a citizen government. It is what of, by and for the people means. And when our most important issue in California is the creation of jobs, I think it's quite helpful to have someone in the U.S. Senate or in the governor's seat who actually knows where jobs come from.”
Government“I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before.”
Politics“It's the federal government's job to secure the border.”
Government“My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.”
Courage“Many people see technology as the problem behind the so-called digital divide. Others see it as the solution. Technology is neither. It must operate in conjunction with business, economic, political and social system.”
Business