38 Quotes by Ruth Porat

If you continue to plow ahead in something that is OK, you will miss the opportunity to do something that is great.

We think machine learning, as it relates to healthcare and life sciences, is extraordinary.

I have not been a believer of point guidance. It really limits your flexibility to do what you want. It leads to behavior that is not supportive of long-term shareholder value.

Solving problems for users at scale ultimately results in monetization opportunities.

When I started, there very few women at the managing director level and very few who had families, which is something that was important to me. So it's not like when I looked up I could say, 'Well, that's who I want to be.'

The wealthiest can afford to pay more in taxes. That's a part of the deal. That makes sense. I don't know anyone that doesn't agree with that.

I view investors as our partners and stakeholders in the company. They are trying to build financial models. What I try to focus on is helping them understand how we think.

The cloud is one of the most extraordinary opportunities of our lifetime. If we're not investing now, we'll rue the day we didn't.

There are no good options in the midst of a crisis.