I look for people who work to solve problems and help colleagues, I sack politicians.

You don't get points for predicting rain. You get points for building arks.

Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding.

I think values are really, really important, but I also think that too many values are just words.

Everything starts with the customer.

It is not about bits, bytes and protocols, but profits, losses and margins.

I came to see, in my time at IBM, that culture isn't just one aspect of the game; it is the game.