Mikee Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 http://www.hoover.org/research/carly-fiorina-future-united-states " Carly Fiorina: Well, it was a whole process of living life and going to work. So, the reason I mentioned I started as a secretary, when I landed at AT&T, which by the way, my very first job after I got my MBA was here in Washington DC, at AT&T. It's where I met my husband, who's here tonight, 36 years ago. I didn't have any plan to be a CEO. I was just grateful to have a job, and hoping that I didn't blow that job. But, everywhere I went, I found problems that had been left unresolved, and everywhere I went, I found people who actually knew how to solve the problem, but they had never been asked. What I discovered over, and over, and over again is that everybody has more potential than they realize, including myself, but everybody I run across in my life has more potential than they realize, and people can solve the problems that impact them. Yes, they need resources, and they need a helping hand sometimes, and they need tools, and they need support, and they need leadership, but actually, people are best able to solve the problems that impact them because they understand them. I also learned, as I rose in the big bureaucratic institutions, that if you concentrate decision-making, and money, and power in too few hands for too long, that power will be abused, and the money will be wasted, and the decisions will not be as effective as the decisions that people who understand the problem best would have made. Now, when you think about what I just said, everyone has potential, every person has value, regardless of their circumstances, people are best able, best equipped to solve problems locally, and if you concentrate power, you're abusing power, those are conservative principles. Those are constitutional principles. I think I became a conservative when I realized, "Guess what? Those principles work better. They are the principles that I have used throughout my career, and throughout my life." Michael Franc: It's almost the exact opposite of a progressive philosophy. Carly Fiorina: It is the exact opposite. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Stuart Kelly Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 It would be cool if Carly really did run for the Virginia Senate seat. She would have my support. btw - I am originally from Virginia. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Michael Stuart Kelly said: It would be cool if Carly really did run for the Virginia Senate seat. She would have my support. btw - I am originally from Virginia. Michael She looks damned good for someone who will turn 63 this coming September... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 I found the quote I read which prompted me to place the interview here (added the quote in the first entry). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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