John T. Chambers

Everything becomes connected, and cyber security becomes the top issue for CEOs. An average company has 40-60 security vendors, and they have a violation every three months with viruses.

I think technology can change every country regardless of political party.

As a leader, you don't get too high on the highs or let the bumps balance down. Every leader over time has probably equal amount of good luck or bad luck - or, you could argue, has good opportunities or challenges.

My mistakes are always around moving too slow or moving too fast without process behind it. And it's something that, if we're not careful, we'll repeat again and again.

What makes Silicon Valley really work? It's a unique combination of great educational institutions - especially at Stanford - that generate engineers and a culture that starts companies.

I don't enjoy politics. I like to get things done, and I like Republicans and Democrats, and that doesn't always work well.

The Internet will change the way we work, live, learn, and play.

Government leaders need to ask themselves if they are positioning their country to reap the full potential of the digital economy.

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 if we didn't believe we could get 40 percent.

We will see growth in the U.S., and we will selectively acquire in the U.S., but we prefer to use our global opportunity.