Beginning in 1973 and then acts in '77, '78, 1980, 1994 and then into the 21st century in the international arena, governments have steadily gotten out of the transportation business.
America is one of the biggest businesses in the world, and the people who run it can't balance their budget. We need business people in there and lobbyists out of there.
I moved back to Boston and joined some of my Harvard classmates at Bain & Co. I quickly realized I enjoyed business.
Nobody forces you to work at Wal-Mart. Start your own business! Sell something to Wal-Mart!
For whatever reason somebody can be convinced to buy a PC, it opens up a whole new market for all of us in the software business.
Hollywood is in the perception business where you create layers to create mystery. In Silicon Valley it's about taking away the layers to get to the substance.
Well, California used to be in the dream-making business, and unfortunately what's happened I think we're now in the dream-breaking business.
I look at every business and ask, How long can this last? How can I identify the status quo and change it?
And I thought I'd always like some form of business, I didn't know what kind of business I'd go in.
I think it's natural for any manager to want to grow his business. The question is at what rate, and in what direction, and in what format?
In all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your power, and fulfill your potential... it's no different in the financial realm.
I think you have to ask yourself does voting work on the level that you are trying to effectuate change; that is the conversation you must have.
Today, blood work and science are able to provide more of a movie of your health, identifying trends before they become an issue.
Designing a house is like doing a movie: Once you're done, you want to say, 'I hope you all enjoy it.'
I come before you to declare that my sex are entitled to the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
History has shown that incumbents tend to fight trends that challenge established ways and, in the process, lose focus on what matters most: customers.
I'm a catalyst for change. You can't be an outsider and be successful over 30 years without leaving a certain amount of scar tissue around the place.
I would like to be remembered, if I am remembered at all, as being a catalyst for change in the world, change for good.
We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.
I learned from my dad that change and experimentation are constants and important. You have to keep trying new things.
The typical project design time for a large company like IBM - and they keep track of this - is a little over four years.
