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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.

Carly Fiorina

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Carly Fiorina
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 6
Businessperson
Executive Officer
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Austin
Texas
Cara Carleton Sneed
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I believe that marriage has a spiritual foundation because only a man and a woman can create life, which is a gift from God. So, while I believe that government should bestow benefits equally, I also believe that government must respect those - like myself - who believe that marriage has a religious foundation.
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In fact, the private sector is improving their algorithmic ability to search through big data month after month after month. And, of course, a big government bureaucracy isn't keeping up.
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Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.
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There's a whole company called Palantir that does nothing but derive and create algorithms riches to search through big data. We're not using their capabilities. For heaven's sake, some of this is just ineptitude.
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Hillary Clinton wants to run on the historic nature of her candidacy. I will force her to run on accountability for the Clinton way.
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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.
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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.
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Perception is everything and that becomes the reality. It's a big problem for Hillary Clinton.
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I'm really paying attention. People make up their minds late.
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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.
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Most of the media... is positioning the merger with Compaq and the recent actions by Walter Hewlett and David Packard as a fight between the past and the future.
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I too remember September 11th. I remember immediately putting into place security procedures all throughout our company that did business in 170 countries where we thought corporate interests would be attacked next. To take our country back, to keep our nation safe, we have to begin by beating Hillary Clinton.
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I will support a low, flat tax for businesses and individuals so that we fix the tax base and grow the economy.
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We need more transparency and accountability in government so that people know how their money is being spent. That means putting budgets online, putting legislation online.
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One of the things I would immediately do [as Commander in Chief ], in addition to defeating them here at home, is bring back the warrior class - Petraeus, McChrystal, Mattis, Keane, Flynn. Every single one of these generals I know. Every one was retired early because they told President [Barack] Obama things that he didn't want to hear.
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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.
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I do not agree that the court can or should redefine marriage.
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The most important thing about a child's education is to have a great teacher in front of the classroom and a lot of choice and accountability with parents.
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Leadership Is Performance. You Have To Be Conscious Of Your Behavior, Because Everyone Else Is.
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We need to ensure that the government agencies that are supposed to be regulating the financial system are actually doing their jobs. We must shrink the federal government and hold it accountable - and to do that, we need a leader who understands how bureaucracies work and how to cut them down to size.
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