Joe Kaeser Quotes
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Machines have the ability to assemble things faster than any human ever could, but humans possess the analytics, domain expertise, and valuable knowledge required to solve problems and optimize factory floor production.
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At the end of the day, dividends are not being paid with margins; dividends are paid with earnings per share.
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As a great employer, one of things we prize is political consistency and clear policy.
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While the transition from a combustion-powered society to electrification is already underway due to market forces alone, this transition will take generations without support. But we have every incentive - environmental, economic, and yes, moral - to speed the evolution.
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The main task for the Middle East is geopolitical stability. The rest of the world has to help to get this region straight, and once that's been achieved, the region has a great future.
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Artificial intelligence is here and being rapidly commercialized, with new applications being created not just for manufacturing but also for energy, healthcare, and oil and gas. This will change how we all do business.
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One must not mix up prudence with gestures of servility.
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I can imagine a future in which we give investors the opportunity to invest not just in the companies Siemens Healthineers or Siemens-Gamesa renewable energy, but also in a high-performing digital industry business.
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Mediocrity was the dominating element of big conglomerates and, in the new digital age, digitalization goes exactly after mediocrity.
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Irrespective of our past, we need to look forward.
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Germany benefits the most from the European Union because Germany is, by far, the biggest exporter into the Euro Zone, and therefore, it benefits. And one who benefits the most must take the biggest responsibility.
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People need to realise that their governments are sitting on finite resources that will run out one day. Subsidising power and water is not an ideal solution and does not help reduce consumption. We need to educate people, from a young age, about the importance of conserving energy in their daily lives.
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I'm a father with two daughters, and I don't want them to feel that they have to go and work in China when they are older.
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America became great through immigrants... I hope that this great country will recall what has made it great.
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Nothing has ever become better by ignoring the reality.
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To these economic refugees, maybe we should tell them, 'We'll call you when we need you.'
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Like the UAE, we have been thinking of the time after hydrocarbons for a very long time.
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We never said the U.K. is in bad shape if it leaves the E.U.: we said the E.U. would miss a massive opportunity. Without the U.K., the E.U. may never be able to stand up against superpowers like China and the U.S.
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We need constant change, technological innovation capability, and high productivity to survive in the fierce competitive environment.
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The Osram brand and the Osram company is well-established in the world. Customers like them.
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Perhaps we Germans are a bit sensitive when it comes to walls and race.
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Trade brings freedom and well-being for all.
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'Make in India' is great, but 'Make It Happen in India' is even greater. Make It Happen in India is more than manufacturing. It's about training, about education, about societal development and automation and engineering.
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Africa's economies are gaining ground and can develop their full potential with the right partner. Siemens wants to support their sustainable development - with solutions and projects in Africa, for Africa.