Many companies don’t exist after 25 years. It’s a rarity. Or if they do exist, they’re like IBM, with a totally changing personality. John Morgridge Read Quote
I spent my whole career in the technology business, and I was convinced of the importance, at a grand scale, of the development of global connectivity. John Morgridge Read Quote
I long had a goal of becoming president of a company. But it was not till I was 57 years old that I became president of Cisco Systems with its 34 employees. Life offers opportunity at every stage. John Morgridge Read Quote
It is unfortunately true that our generation and that of your parents have left you with a big mess that will now be yours to clean up: wars, budget challenges, pollution, global warming, battles of health care, natural disasters. They’re all there for you. We’re willing those to you. Are you ready? John Morgridge Read Quote
We didn’t grow up overly religious, but there was an understanding that you had a duty as a citizen to help your fellow man. John Morgridge Read Quote
I had no idea that social networking would be as prominent as it is today. And it’s important to understand what that phenomenon is. If you text someone, you get an immediate response; if you e-mail them, you probably never hear from them. John Morgridge Read Quote
We didn’t create all this wealth; we capitalized on an environment that permitted us to create it. John Morgridge Read Quote
If you want to make an impact, you need to invest your time every bit as much as your money. And you need to stay involved for the long run. If you can’t look at a five-year horizon, you shouldn’t get involved. John Morgridge Read Quote
It’s the community that helps form our moral compass. It’s those attitudes that I’ve remembered through my entire lifetime. John Morgridge Read Quote