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> [Government leaders need to ask themselves if they are positioning their country to reap the full potential of the digital economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/government-leaders-need-to-ask-themselves-if-they-are-positioning/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

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## More by John T. Chambers

> [Today's world requires a different leadership style - more collaboration and teamwork, including using Web 2.0 technologies. If you had told me I'd be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/today-s-world-requires-a-different-leadership-style-more/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [I am a proud moderate republican. But I like democrats as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/i-am-a-proud-moderate-republican-but-i-like-democrats-as-well/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [We don't go into a market without a chance of a 40 percent share and sustainable differentiation. We wouldn't get into wiring oil rigs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/we-don-t-go-into-a-market-without-a-chance-of-a-40-percent-share-and/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [Every company, city, and country is becoming digital, navigating disruptive markets, and Cisco's role in the digital transformation has never been more important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/every-company-city-and-country-is-becoming-digital-navigating/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [To go back to a 1950s voice mentality with Title II and net neutrality would be a tremendous mistake for our country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/to-go-back-to-a-1950s-voice-mentality-with-title-ii-and-net/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [There are two types of companies: those that have been hacked, and those who don't know they have been hacked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/there-are-two-types-of-companies-those-that-have-been-hacked-and/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [The window was open for us to play in the consumer as data, voice, video came together. This is where you have to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/the-window-was-open-for-us-to-play-in-the-consumer-as-data-voice/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [Once you put in backdoors, once you allow a government to intercept anything they want, you have to give it to other governments around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/once-you-put-in-backdoors-once-you-allow-a-government-to-intercept/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [What makes Silicon Valley really work? It's a unique combination of great educational institutions - especially at Stanford - that generate engineers and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/what-makes-silicon-valley-really-work-it-s-a-unique-combination-of/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [We're going to become the number one security company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/we-re-going-to-become-the-number-one-security-company/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [Some people need a command-and-control environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/some-people-need-a-command-and-control-environment/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [When a market isn't in transition, gaining market share is hard - you're fighting to take one or two points of share from competitors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/when-a-market-isn-t-in-transition-gaining-market-share-is-hard-you-re/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [We want a culture where it is unacceptable not to share what you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/we-want-a-culture-where-it-is-unacceptable-not-to-share-what-you-know/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [When you're a large company with significant market share, it's tempting to view market disruptions as a threat, but we view them as an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/when-you-re-a-large-company-with-significant-market-share-it-s/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

> [People who might normally have to travel hours to a distant city to see a cardiologist can now do so virtually, through Cisco technology,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-t-chambers/people-who-might-normally-have-to-travel-hours-to-a-distant-city-to/)

[John T. Chambers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-t-chambers/)

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