Carly Fiorina Business Quotations

That's the thing about business. Facts and numbers and results actually count. It's not just about words as it is in politics.

Many people see technology as the problem behind the so-called digital divide. Others see it as the solution. Technology is neither. It must operate in conjunction with business, economic, political and social system.

You know, every family and every business in California knows what it means to go through tough times.

Had anyone told me that I was going to have a career in business, I would have said, 'No way.'

If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager - I know this as a parent - who have a spending problem, what do you do? You quit giving them money.

We are managing through what is clearly a significant global economic downturn, and our results reflect this tough environment, ... However, we are seeing positive signs that our efforts to transform our business and improve our execution are gaining traction, and we continue to make strategic moves to fuel growth.

We had planned for single-digit growth in our PC business in the U.S.; we had planned for that in U.S. retail, ... Nevertheless, we did indicate that we saw less growth than anticipated even with that single-digit forecast. It is a relatively small part of our portfolio and it does not change our forecast.

Technology is changing so fast, that to bet a business on a proprietary technology, or on a single technology, commits an IT environment to becoming a legacy environment.