Top 30 Marc Benioff Quotes

We need to make sure we do more job retraining, and that’s why we’re working to have a 5-million-apprenticeship dream.

Businesses cannot be extricated or disintermediated from the communities they serve. Businesses who do that will do that at their own peril. They will draw fire. And companies who are integrated will be lauded by their communities and not draw fire.

You must always be able to predict what’s next and then have the flexibility to evolve.

Although I loved working on technology – I’ve always been a computer geek at heart – my professors encouraged me to get a real-world job working with customers.

If someone asks me what cloud computing is, I try not to get bogged down with definitions. I tell them that, simply put, cloud computing is a better way to run your business.

I couldn’t imagine a more incompetent politician than myself.

I love software and I love technology.

The future of communicating with customers rests in engaging with them through every possible channel: phone, e-mail, chat, Web, and social networks. Customers are discussing a company‘s products and brand in real time. Companies need to join the conversation.

I think everybody understands mobility because everybody’s got a cellphone and lots of apps and seen how they’ve moved off of PCs and onto mobility.

Most of all, I discovered that in order to succeed with a product you must truly get to know your customers and build something for them.

The best way that I can give my best advice is not to be encumbered with any job with any administration.

In school all I wanted to do was build technology. That’s what I loved.

Nothing is more important, certainly during these times of artificial intelligence, than our public education. And as it continues to grow and evolve, I think you and I know this is going to be critical that we are constantly training and retraining and creating these next-generation jobs.

I think everybody understands how important the cloud is.

There are a lot of politicians who are just obstructionists.

I have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won‘t be effective.

The whole concept of data science is that the software becomes the expert, and you, as the average user, are able to understand what’s going on.

When I get something in my head, it’s hard for me to just let it go.

Technology’s always taken jobs out of the system, and what you hope is that technology’s going to put those jobs back in, too. That’s what we call productivity.

I strongly believe the business of a business is to improve the world.

I like to be in locations that I kind of feel are very creative, that stimulate me in a creative process.

Technology is a continuum. It’s constantly getting lower-cost and easier to use, and you see that, and that’s true with our company.

Journalists immediately think of me as a resource for a quote or comment because they know that I will be available to offer fresh insight and meet their deadlines.

What part of media doesn’t need to connect with their customers more smartly?

My approach to politics is that I’m not a Democrat or a Republican. I’m an American and I always support candidates I think are great for the country.

A lot was happening in A.I. But I also realized it wasn’t clear what Salesforce’s role in A.I. was. That’s when we started acquiring quite a few artificial intelligence companies, maybe a dozen.

Presentation skills are key. People who work for you represent your brand. You want them to present themselves – and represent you – in a certain way.

The antidote to inequality is equality. The question is how do you achieve equality? I believe that, for business, which is where I can speak, we have to shift from shareholder maximization to stakeholder maximization.

Learning how to interact with customers is something that anyone starting any business must master. It’s an amazing opportunity to be able to learn the ropes at an established company and then employ your expertise at your own company.

I think a lot of people don’t understand how deep AI already is in so many things.