All Lou Gerstner Quotes
- A lot of people saved IBM. Yes, I was the leader of that team, but I could never have done it without a group of… Group
- I firmly believe that IBM's size can be used to its advantage. Advantage
- I want to take IBM back to its roots. Ibm
- I'm leery of legislative solutions to what is morality. Inspirational
- My parents worked enormously hard to put four children through college. We didn't have a lot of money. Children
- Our military should be trained and structured around missions, not the elements of air, water, and land. Air
- People don't do what you expect but what you inspect. Expect
- The real mechanism for corporate governance is the active involvement of the owners. Active
- What I'm trying to do is deliver results, not promises; results, not vision; results, not concepts. The world is cynical about IBM's promises. Concepts
- I initially wanted to be a teacher, and then I was going to become an engineer and build bridges and highways, but pretty soon I… Bridges
- I've been accepted at Cambridge University. I want to study Chinese history and archaeology. I want to become a student. I want to read Chinese… Accepted
- Quite frankly, I am not very comfortable in chitchat. When I go to board meetings, I arrive two minutes before and leave when it's over.… Arrive
- The fundamental issue is: In the world of the Internet, is there a place for a packager of services? Does the customer want to go… Amount
- The Internet is ultimately about innovation and integration, but you don't get the innovation unless you integrate Web technology into the processes by which you… Business
- The networked world offers the promise that maybe the information technology industry will start to, for the first time in a decade or so, address… Address
- The world is full of CEOs that think that just because they write a memo or they write a letter inside an annual report or… Affect
- We do not need Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Education; we need a single Department of Skills that will promote an integrated approach to global… Approach
- What we believe is going to be very important is the delivery of traditional software and services and hardware over the Net. That's a form… Believe
- When a manufacturing company in Spain looks to IBM for a solution to a problem, they expect us to bring the best of IBM worldwide… Best
- When I arrived at IBM, there were 'Team' signs all around. I asked, 'How do people get paid?' They told me, 'We pay people based… All
- Watch the turtle. He only moves forward by sticking his neck out. Forward
- Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding. Compassion
- Visit USA.gov and you'll find thousands of directorates, agencies, boards, offices, and services replete with overlapping responsibilities, ancient priorities, and divided accountability. Accountability
- If CEO compensation was performance-driven, which I believe it was in IBM's case, nobody would ever argue. If the shareholders didn't make billions and billions… All
- This really is a merger of equals. I wouldn't have come back to work for anything less than this fantastic opportunity. This lets me combine… Anything Less