Fiorina's Quotes

This world is clearly emerging before our eyes. The shifts ahead, the opportunities ahead are massive. — Carly Fiorina

Everyone truly does have God-given gifts ... Find them and use them, and don't let anyone else tell you that you are less than who you are. — Carly Fiorina

Politics exist in the boardroom, as well. — Carly Fiorina

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

I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy. — Carly Fiorina

I don't take on a fight just for a fight. I don't tilt at windmills. — Carly Fiorina

Like all of you I'm angry. I'm angry at what's happening to our nation. Citizens, it's time to take our country back. — Carly Fiorina

You know, I'm very proud of the large number of Hispanic endorsements that I've received. — Carly Fiorina

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

I have met Vladimir Putin, and I know his ambition will not be detoured by a gimmicky red, reset button. — Carly Fiorina

Look, you need technical skills to run a company. — Carly Fiorina

There are Tea Parties, and I would say plural, in California. — Carly Fiorina

Well I'm not a novelist. I've only written one book and that is a memoir. — Carly Fiorina

All the pundits and D.C. insiders thought I'd never be standing on the main stage. I am and I'm going to stay there. — Carly Fiorina

There is no job that is America's God-given right anymore. — Carly Fiorina

2016 is going to be a fight. A fight between conservatism and a Democrat Party that is undermining the very character of our nation. — Carly Fiorina

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

We need to fix our legal immigration system. — Carly Fiorina

It's not a world war yet, but we're at war, because ISIS has declared war on us. — Carly Fiorina

I know more world leaders on the stage today than anyone running, with perhaps the exception of Hillary Clinton. — Carly Fiorina

It's that government bureaucracies crush innovation. We are falling further and further behind in our government. — Carly Fiorina

I'm quoting Margaret Thatcher. I quote her frequently. — Carly Fiorina

The truth is, I was afraid the day I walked into Stanford. And I was afraid the day I walked out. — Carly Fiorina

China is a rising adversary. So one of the things we have to do if we want China's support is to push back on China. — Carly Fiorina

When men cut jobs, they're seen as decisive. When women do, they're vindictive. — Carly Fiorina

Unlike Hillary Clinton, I am not afraid to answer questions about my track record or my accomplishments or my principles, — Carly Fiorina

Many people have asked me how I feel about losing my job. — Carly Fiorina

For heaven's sakes, every parent in America is checking social media and every employer is as well, but our government can't do it. — Carly Fiorina

Our government has become incompetent, unresponsive, corrupt. And that incompetence, ineptitude, lack of accountability is now dangerous. — Carly Fiorina

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

I mean there are many people who have endorsed me that I agree with on some things and not others. — Carly Fiorina

I managed Hewlett Packard through the worst technology downturn in 25 years, the dotcom bust. — Carly Fiorina

I am a conservative and proud of it. — Carly Fiorina

You know, the truth is this: it is a leader's job to challenge the status quo. And when you do, you make enemies. — Carly Fiorina

Our founders never intended us to have a professional political class. — Carly Fiorina

Citizens, it is time to take our country back from the political class, from the media, from the liberal elite. — Carly Fiorina

Hillary Clinton has gotten every foreign policy challenge wrong. — 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. — Carly Fiorina

If a decision-making process is flawed and dysfunctional, decisions will go awry. — Carly Fiorina

Women are not all single-issue voters. — Carly Fiorina

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. — Carly Fiorina

To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom. — Carly Fiorina

Leadership Is Performance. You Have To Be Conscious Of Your Behavior, Because Everyone Else Is. — Carly Fiorina

A merger is hard to pull off under any circumstances. It's harder when everybody is against you. — Carly Fiorina

What I have said to people is that I've lived the American dream, because I have. — Carly Fiorina

What is that hair? So yesterday. — Carly Fiorina

I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before. — Carly Fiorina

When you lead change, sometimes you get arrows in your back. I mean, that's just the way the real world is. — Carly Fiorina

I don't think we're going to see the price of oil going down in the near future, that's the reality. — Carly Fiorina

You know, Californians care about protecting their environment. So do I. But they also care about that in the context of a healthy economy. — Carly Fiorina

My goodness, my hair's been talked about by a million people, you know? It sort of goes with the territory. — Carly Fiorina

Donald Trump would be a better president every day of the week and twice on Sunday rather than Hillary Clinton. — Carly Fiorina

A leader's most important decisions are about people. Who do you put in which jobs? How long do you leave them in a job? — Carly Fiorina

Challenge the mind and capture the heart. — Carly Fiorina

Well, I've been a Republican for all of my voting life. — Carly Fiorina

The most effective way to beat Hillary Clinton is to remind voters of Hillary Clinton's behavior. — Carly Fiorina

Look, I'm a cancer survivor, all right? So I have great personal empathy for people who have pre-existing conditions and can't get insurance. — Carly Fiorina

Obviously the Senate is a federal office, but to get California's economy moving again we need to do some things in the federal arena. — Carly Fiorina

Well I think money has been going into political campaigns for a very long time. — Carly Fiorina

Californians are worried about whether they will have a job along with ballooning federal spending and deficits. — Carly Fiorina

Too often, we see people who are prevented from practicing their religion because of a government mandate. — Carly Fiorina

Silos can't interoperate unless the technology does. — Carly Fiorina

Hillary Clinton lies about Benghazi, she lied about emails, she is still defending Planned Parenthood, and she is still her party's frontrunner. — Carly Fiorina

I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished. — Carly Fiorina

I will support a low, flat tax for businesses and individuals so that we fix the tax base and grow the economy. — Carly Fiorina

I think the company's [HP's] success will be my legacy. The company's failure will be my failure, with all the predictable consequences of that. — Carly Fiorina

There is a time and a place for everything. There is a time and a place for talk. And there is a time and a place for action. — Carly Fiorina

A vendor neutral, standards-based approach must be adopted — Carly Fiorina

Life is measured in love and positive contributions and moments of grace. — Carly Fiorina

I've traveled around the world. — Carly Fiorina

I think bolstering free trade is a boon to the dollar. — Carly Fiorina

Perception is everything and that becomes the reality. It's a big problem for Hillary Clinton. — Carly Fiorina

If values matter in an organisation, you have to be prepared to act consistently. — Carly Fiorina

Very ugly things were said about me. — Carly Fiorina

We respect women and don't insult them by saying all they care about is reproductive rights. All issues are women's issues. — Carly Fiorina

We must remember that ours was intended to be a citizen government, and we must work together to restore our country and the character of our nation. — Carly Fiorina

We have been through four and five generations of technology since the PATRIOT Act. — Carly Fiorina

I understand how bureaucracies work. And that's important because our government has become a vast, huge, bloated, corrupt bureaucracy. — Carly Fiorina

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. — Carly Fiorina

I started out as a receptionist. I typed, I filed, I answered the phones for a little nine-person company. — Carly Fiorina

Don't think of yourself as a woman in business. — Carly Fiorina

I've never thought in terms of 'men do this' and 'women do that.' — Carly Fiorina

We know the only way to reimagine our government is to reimagine who is leading it, — Carly Fiorina

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

Quitting law school was the most difficult decision of my life. But I felt this great relief that this is my life and I can do what I want with it. — Carly Fiorina

It's the federal government's job to secure the border. — Carly Fiorina

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

I do not agree that the court can or should redefine marriage. — Carly Fiorina

You take unacceptable risk, you have to be prepared to face the consequence. — Carly Fiorina

I think when you've been a career politician for 34 years you have to run on your record. — Carly Fiorina

A woman's experience is different from a man's in virtually every respect, including how she is treated by the media. — Carly Fiorina

Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes. — Carly Fiorina

We need an employer verification system that works so that we can hold employers accountable. — Carly Fiorina

People have decided that career politicians may be part of the problem, not part of the solution. — Carly Fiorina

The people are fed up with the political class. — Carly Fiorina

I come from a world where accountability and accomplishments matter, and where titles and rhetoric take a back seat to results. — Carly Fiorina

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

Once I dive in, I dive in all the way. — Carly Fiorina

I will force Hillary Clinton to fight on the grounds of her lies and lack of trustworthiness, whether that's about e-mails, and servers and Benghazi. — Carly Fiorina

Religious liberty must be protected in this country. It's a principle upon which we were founded. — Carly Fiorina