Carly Fiorina

To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.

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.

You can find lots of people like you through technology, and women in particular like communities.

You know, I believe that technology is the great leveler. Technology permits anybody to play. And in some ways, I think technology - it's not only a great tool for democratization, but it's a great tool for eliminating prejudice and advancing meritocracies.

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

I think somehow men understand other men's need for respect differently than they understand it for a woman. I'm disappointed to have to say that, but I think it's undeniably true.

Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.

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

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

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.

You know, I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.

It's the federal government's job to secure the border.

The truth is in California you can't build a new manufacturing facility, and businesses are leaving in droves because of bad government policy.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

A woman's experience is different from a man's in virtually every respect, including how she is treated by the media.