“John Chambers, Cisco's CEO and innovator, was, primarily, a salesman, and it shows.”

— Manuel Castells

Source: The Internet Galaxy - Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society (2001), Chapter 3, e-Business and the New Economy, p. 71

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“Successful salesman: someone who has found a cure for the common cold shoulder.”

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“We continue to assert the principles of no political preconditions, mutual respect and openness to innovation as the basis of talks with Beijing, while showing goodwill and creating a friendly environment for communication.”

Tien Hung-mao (1938) Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs

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“Government by majorities can be made less oppressive by devolution, by placing the decision of questions primarily affecting only a section of the community in the hands of that section, rather than of a Central Chamber. In this way, men are no longer forced to submit to decisions made in a hurry by people mostly ignorant of the matter in hand and not personally interested.”

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“For years I lived under the impression that I was the master of my life, and the CEO of my own personal brand. But a few hours of meditation were enough to show me that I hardly had any control of myself. I was not the CEO – I was barely the gatekeeper. I was asked to stand at the gateway of my body – the nostrils – and just observe whatever comes in or goes out. Yet after a few moments I lost my focus and abandoned my post.”

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“I like to be innovative in everything, including innovation.”

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“There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?”

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“John Chambers, Cisco's CEO and innovator, was, primarily, a salesman, and it shows.”

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