Andrew Grove Quotes (16 Quotes)

I don't expect the end demand to snap back, ... We are in this state for some period of time.

I don't know that you can say it's over, but our industry has its ups and downs superimposed upon a steadily increasing growth curve.

I am ready and Craig is ready, ... I have been CEO for 11 years. Intel has been around 30 years. I'm the third CEO, so I've had more than my average share of tenure. Craig has been developing his capabilities and his scope and reach ever since the beginning of this decade.

I'm very pleased that we have managed to transform the company from a broad-line general producer of semiconductors that was struggling in the mid '80s from Japanese competition and turned it into a highly-focused company....,

Our biggest competition in achieving our ambitions, ... is a television set.

We are in the middle of a very important technology cycle, ... The companies who cut back on investment now, when the recovery comes, will be stuck with 8-inch capacity...compared to other players who moved to 12-inch.

We are delighted with the excellent acceptance of Pentium and Pentium Pro processor-based PCs and servers, which has produced a stronger third quarter than we had originally expected.

This was a disappointing quarter. The PC industry seems to have gotten ahead of itself, building more product than end-customers purchased,

Stock options are a red herring, ... The issue is excessive compensation for executives in whatever currency is used -- stock, money, apartments and whatever else.

Craig has been developing his capabilities, scope and reach. He's been chief operating officer for five years, president over a year and he's ready,

Strong microprocessor shipments in the first quarter led to some inventory correction in the second quarter as the industry prepared for a rapid transition to processors with MMX technology,

It is likely that the Internet appliance is a case of turning the clock backward,

My biggest regrets were always that we were too conservative on capital, ... As a result we weren't ready to follow the demand curve when it snapped back.

Just as you would not permit a fellow employee to steal a piece of office equipment, you shouldn't let anyone walk away with the time of his fellow managers.

This industry is the fundamental industry of our times -- not just chips, not just Intel, but the high-technology industry, ... For those of you that have a stake in there, I'd like to share my confidence and enthusiasm for this industry long-term. So keep the faith.

New market segments, from the basic PC to high-performance workstations and servers, offer growth opportunities for Intel,