95 Quotes by John T. Chambers

If you asked would I have done a startup in India, the answer is yes.

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.

You want to select the right applications at the right time for your industry.

Often, what I tell a new CEO asking for advice, or one of my own new leaders, is the two most important decisions that your team is going to watch is the first person you hire and the first person you promote - because you are saying that's the type of person I want.

Our line of business structure has served us very well in the past, when customer segments and product requirements were very distinct.

Since I became CEO, 87 percent of the companies in the Fortune 500 are off the list. What that says is that companies that don't reinvent themselves will be left behind. I also think that's true of people. And I think it's true of countries.

To create a truly digital Europe will require a foundation of high-speed, high-quality broadband, both wired and wireless.

When I think about developing solutions, I think about how we can use technology to make a difference.

It would surprise you how many government and business leaders with dyslexia. Some people view it as a weakness, and maybe it is. What dyslexia forces you to do, you don't go A, B, C, D, E... to Z. I can go A, B... Z with speed.