Clients say, 'What's your strategy,' and I say, 'Ask me what I believe first.' That's a far more enduring answer.

Never love something so much that you can’t let go of it.

Any city has to give some thought to its ambition and brand in order to set sustainability goals.

One of the most important things for any leader is to never let anyone else define who you are. And you define who you are. I never think of myself as being a woman CEO of this company. I think of myself as a steward of a great institution.

If you're clear on what you believe, you have a great foundation to go make a market.

I learned to always take on things I'd never done before.

IBM's long-standing mantra is 'Think.' What has always made IBM a fascinating and compelling place for me, is the passion of the company, and its people, to apply technology and scientific thinking to major societal issues.