Quotes By Carly Fiorina

People who don't fit the mold are treated differently than those who do.

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.

Women are not all single-issue voters.

Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.

Look, you need technical skills to run a company.

But ours was intended to be a citizen government. It is what of, by and for the people means. And when our most important issue in California is the creation of jobs, I think it's quite helpful to have someone in the U.S. Senate or in the governor's seat who actually knows where jobs come from.

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.

You do not need to have a 2,400-page bill come out of Washington, D.C.

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

Had anyone told me that I was going to have a career in business, I would have said, 'No way.'

People's ideas and fears can make them small but they cannot make you small. People's prejudices can diminish them but they cannot diminish you. Small-minded people can think they determine your worth. But only you can determine your worth.

Any work that's worth doing has its challenges as well as its opportunities. That's true if you're running a business, it's true if you're trying to help on a campaign.

Do not be afraid to make decisions, do not be afraid to make mistakes.

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.

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

I think the dot-com boom and bust represented the end of the beginning. The industry is more mature today.

I know why jobs go, and I know why they come.

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.

I started out typing and filing and answering the phones for a little nine-person firm. And that nine-person firm gave me my chance to find my own way.

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

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

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

I really believe that all CEO pay should be voted on by shareholders ahead of time. Mine was.

I am a conservative and proud of it.

What I think we need to do to engage the American people in a conversation about entitlement reform is to have a bipartisan group of people who come together and put every solution on the table, every alternative on the table. And then we ought to engage in a long conversation with the American people so they understand the choices.

I think we ought to ban earmarks. I think we ought to give citizens the opportunity to designate up to 10 percent of their federal income tax toward debt reduction. If we did that, we would reduce our debt by $95 billion a year.

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

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

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

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