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title: "6 Clients Quotes By Ginni Rometty"
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> [Clients say, 'What's your strategy,' and I say, 'Ask me what I believe first.' That's a far more enduring answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/clients-say-what-s-your-strategy-and-i-say-ask-me-what-i-believe/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/ginni-rometty-4640_answers_clients-say-what-s-your-strategy-and-i-s_201362.png)

> [As I tell all our folks, the only reason we exist - make no mistake - is our clients.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/as-i-tell-all-our-folks-the-only-reason-we-exist-make-no-mistake-is/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/917/ginni-rometty-4640_clients_as-i-tell-all-our-folks-the-only-reason_757891.png)

> [The ability to please your shareholders comes because of what you do for clients.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/the-ability-to-please-your-shareholders-comes-because-of-what-you-do/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d9/ginni-rometty-4640_ability_the-ability-to-please-your-shareholders_1939264.png)

> [You define yourself by either what your clients want or what you believe they'll need for the future. So: Define yourself by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/you-define-yourself-by-either-what-your-clients-want-or-what-you/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/ginni-rometty-4640_believe_you-define-yourself-by-either-what-your_2529633.png)

> [I think, given who the IBM target company is, I feel our purpose is to be essential to our clients.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/i-think-given-who-the-ibm-target-company-is-i-feel-our-purpose-is-to/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db2/ginni-rometty-4640_business_i-think-given-who-the-ibm-target-company_2817986.png)

> [Above and beyond, not only are we an innovation company, we are in service of our clients.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/above-and-beyond-not-only-are-we-an-innovation-company-we-are-in/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/757/ginni-rometty-4640_beyond_above-and-beyond-not-only-are-we-an-inno_2838488.png)

## Other authors on Clients

## More by Ginni Rometty

> [I make time to exercise. It's not being indulgent. I think it's got a lot to do with your ability to manage properly and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/i-make-time-to-exercise-it-s-not-being-indulgent-i-think-it-s-got-a/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [You need to have a great support around you, people that empathise, understand and yet support, because these CEO jobs are all-consuming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/you-need-to-have-a-great-support-around-you-people-that-empathise/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [I was always surrounded by people that wanted to mentor you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/i-was-always-surrounded-by-people-that-wanted-to-mentor-you/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [Never love something so much that you can't let go of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/never-love-something-so-much-that-you-can-t-let-go-of-it/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [It will not be a world of man versus machine. It will be a world of man plus machines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/it-will-not-be-a-world-of-man-versus-machine-it-will-be-a-world-of/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [Clients say, 'What's your strategy,' and I say, 'Ask me what I believe first.' That's a far more enduring answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/clients-say-what-s-your-strategy-and-i-say-ask-me-what-i-believe/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [I'm the ninth CEO of IBM. Every one of my predecessors has steered through a technological shift, and every one left the company in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/i-m-the-ninth-ceo-of-ibm-every-one-of-my-predecessors-has-steered/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [Every part of your business will change based on what I consider predictive analytics of the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/every-part-of-your-business-will-change-based-on-what-i-consider/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [If you ask me, 'So what is your business model?' Our business model's always about shifting to higher value opportunities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/if-you-ask-me-so-what-is-your-business-model-our-business-model-s/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [And so when I moved to IBM, I moved because I thought I could apply technology. I didn't actually have to do my engineer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/and-so-when-i-moved-to-ibm-i-moved-because-i-thought-i-could-apply/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [You can engineer change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/you-can-engineer-change/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [This century, the 21st century, will be the Indian century - and I really believe that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/this-century-the-21st-century-will-be-the-indian-century-and-i-really/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [So what it means is when you don't believe in the inevitable, it means you don't expect that that's how things have to turn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/so-what-it-means-is-when-you-don-t-believe-in-the-inevitable-it-means/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [Growth and comfort do not coexist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/growth-and-comfort-do-not-coexist/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

> [Artificial intelligence is one of 50 things that Watson does. There is also machine learning, text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and different analytical engines - they're like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginni-rometty/artificial-intelligence-is-one-of-50-things-that-watson-does-there-is/)

[Ginni Rometty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginni-rometty/)

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