Hans Vestberg Quotes

I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren't pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency.

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

There are a lot of problems with the Web, but there are a lot of great things about it, too.

Our focus remains on delivering the promise of WhatsApp far and wide so that people around the world have the freedom to speak their mind without fear.

A telephone number shouldn't represent a home or a car or a restaurant, but instead a person.

I give media outlets my direct number.

I don't know what an email is.

Without trust, you cannot do anything.

We all want to let fans behind the scenes. We just don't want them following us around.

People understand when you talk to them person to person, at an equal level. I tell them what I can do and what I cannot, and they tell me, 'Didi, we know you don't lie.'

For me the core principles of privacy online are transparency, choice and control.

I'm pretty open book, I'm also the kind of person that will say, 'That's none of your business,' too.

Hardly a man will you find who could live with his door open.

You should always say exactly what you think directly to people all the time.

I do everything via email. Which in turn works as my tickler file and prioritization queue. I start at the top every morning and keep on going until I'm finished. I don't do calls. I don't do meetings.

I tried to tell you that it's not Spade in there." "You could have tried harder. I absolutely never needed to know that Ian was pierced down there.

Say what you mean. Say what you see. Make a photograph, if you can, for the reader.

The email of the species is deadlier than the mail.

What I've learned is that the most precious commodity you can have in a relationship is honesty, good or bad.

Communicate with your fans or customers. They know we live in an ever changing world. If you tell them what you are thinking and why you are doing what you do, as I did with my blog regarding Nash leaving, they will respect and support you more.

What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. You can't reread a phone call.

I am a totally public person.

In our program, the truth is the basis of all we do. There is nothing more important than the truth because there's nothing more powerful than the truth. Consequently, on our team, we always tell each other the truth. We must be honest with one another. There is no other way.

For better or worse we live in a very exposing [time] where, if you choose to, everyone can see everyone's business. You see what they're having for breakfast, where they are, what they're doing. Whereas I think that classic idea of mystery is very seductive. Not knowing every single thing about a person, what they're thinking, that's very powerful. And it would be a shame if we lost that totally.

If you're straight with your players, they'll be straight with you.