"Each of us in the US - the long middle finger - must be careful that we extend our arm in either a business or political sense, we take pains to assure that we are giving a hand, not the finger. Unfortunately, I think this is how the reset of the world looks at the US right now. Not as part of the hand-giving strength and purpose to the rest of the fingers –but instead scratching our nose and sending a signal."

“The CEO has to think long-term and needs to understand the way public and private sectors are coming together and work constructively within that framework. CEOs need to make the phrase "think global and act local" more than a cliche?”

“We are in a bit of a policy box and it's going to require us being willing to give up one of the two, which is it's okay to take on more deficits but lets put in some massive spending. Alternatively to say, 'we're going to go through structural unemployment for a while because we want to address deficits.”

“There were many times that I felt like a fish out of water, times that I really said to myself, 'do I even fit in'.”

“Indra can drive as deep and hard as anyone I have ever met, but she can do it with a sense of heart and fun.”

“Don’t take an eye on the short term but think long.”

“Turbulence is the beginning of a fruitful process of transformation.”