When you lead change, sometimes you get arrows in your back. I mean, that's just the way the real world is. Carly Fiorina More Quotes by Carly Fiorina More Quotes From Carly Fiorina Well, you know, I - again, even in the context of BP, I wonder about this government's priorities. The federal government's top priority right now should be the cleanup. And BP certainly has done so many things wrong. They need to be held to account. Carly Fiorina priorities government needs Well, first, if I am fortunate enough to be elected to the U.S. Senate, it won't be a party that will have elected me. It will be the people of California. Carly Fiorina california party people Well I'm not a novelist. I've only written one book and that is a memoir. Carly Fiorina memoir novelists book The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see. Carly Fiorina internet agency thinking 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 california office moving Im very disappointed that we missed our (earnings per share) growth target this quarter due to the confluence of a number of issues that we now understand and are urgently addressing. I accept full responsibility for the shortfall. Carly Fiorina issues responsibility numbers Many people have asked me how I feel about losing my job Carly Fiorina losing jobs people 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 legacy failure thinking Oh, I'm sure I've made my share of (mistakes). I don't think I've made more than my fair share of them, although I think more has been made of the ones that I've made. Carly Fiorina share mistake thinking 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 decision law school The truth is in California you can't build a new manufacturing facility, and businesses are leaving in droves because of bad government policy. Carly Fiorina california leaving government You know, every family and every business in California knows what it means to go through tough times. Carly Fiorina california business mean A merger is hard to pull off under any circumstances. It's harder when everybody is against you. Carly Fiorina mergers harder circumstances Silos can't interoperate unless the technology does. Carly Fiorina technology doe Had anyone told me that I was going to have a career in business, I would have said, 'No way.' Carly Fiorina careers business way I am a conservative and proud of it. Carly Fiorina conservative proud People who describe culture and values and how people behave - I've heard people refer to it as 'the soft stuff'-they often underestimate its importance. The soft stuff actually is the hard stuff. Carly Fiorina communication culture people The state is facing a unique and extraordinary set of challenges and opportunities that demand the involvement of all of us to address them. It's time for everyone to pull together to improve California's competitiveness. Carly Fiorina california unique opportunity I know why jobs go, and I know why they come. Carly Fiorina knows jobs A vendor neutral, standards-based approach must be adopted Carly Fiorina vendors standards neutrality
