A Lot Of People Saved Ibm. Yes,

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. I Don't Stay For Lunch Or Go Early And Have Coffee.

I Have Always Believed You Cannot Run A Successful Enterprise From Behind A Desk.

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 Went Into The Business World. I Never Did Get To Be A Teacher Except In A Different Way.

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 Competitiveness.

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.