Explore Quotes by Carly Fiorina

The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.

My mother taught me about the power of inspiration and courage, and she did it with a strength and a passion that I wish could be bottled.

Human potential is the only limitless resource we have in this world.

Leadership is not about a title, degree or level. Anybody can lead at any time.

A company is an organic, living, breathing thing, not just an income sheet and balance sheet. You have to lead it with that in mind.

Distilling truth from overwhelming amounts of information is the essence of leadership.

So what will define greatness for your generation? I believe it is to use the knowledge that you have earned here to find ways, not only to connect to computers, but to connect to people; not only to bridge gaps in science, but to bridge gaps between cultures; not only to use numbers and formulas to create, but to use words to lead, and in the process, to close that canyon between ignorance and understanding.

The highest calling of leadership is to unlock the potential of others.

Life is not measured in time, but in love, contribution, and grace.

I know why jobs go, and I know why they come.

Customers can't always tell you what they want, but they can always tell you what's wrong.

All that matters is, how big do you want to dream, and how hard do you want to work?

The difference between people who succeed and people who fail, I think in many cases it’s not fear. Everyone experiences fear. The difference is what do you do with your fear. Do you work to overcome it or do you let it defeat you? And I think that is actually what distinguishes very successful people from others.

Many people have asked me how I feel about losing my job

Leadership is all about unlocking the potential in others.

Oh, I'm sure I've made my share of (mistakes). I don't think I've made more than my fair share of them, although I think more has been made of the ones that I've made.

Im very disappointed that we missed our (earnings per share) growth target this quarter due to the confluence of a number of issues that we now understand and are urgently addressing. I accept full responsibility for the shortfall.

I am a conservative and proud of it.

The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.

People who describe culture and values and how people behave - I've heard people refer to it as 'the soft stuff'-they often underestimate its importance. The soft stuff actually is the hard stuff.

There is some confusion because we only recently began our marketing. We're in an era were people need to think about business processes and applications horizontally...We need to think of the enterprise not as an island of stand-alone technology.