I had a fantastic upbringing by two parents who cared deeply about their children but, more importantly, believed that anything was possible for their children and, in some ways, almost brainwashed us to be successful.
I don't believe it's appropriate for me or any other CEO to wade into every political dispute. That's not what we're here for.
Your job as a trial attorney is to try to convey to the jury the essence of the people you represent.
I think every company has its own unique approach to creating shareholder value.
America's leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry, and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal.
We're an American company; we're proud of being an American company.
I think that size is not the key to innovation. Scale doesn't confirm an innovation advantage.
I am a person who does not subscribe to the hero-CEO school of thought.
I fell in love with the science at Merck.
My job is to make sure that 10 and 15 years from now, people aren't going to say, 'Oh, do you remember Merck?'
I'm a big believer in institutions.
One of the strongest forms of rhetoric in our society is the rhetoric of blame.
We need to work together to fairly assess and improve the long-term economic and health value - and affordability - of all components of the healthcare system, including hospitalizations, drugs, devices, and other interventions, to optimize our health investment decisions.
Biopharmaceutical research and development efforts have achieved dramatic improvements in global health and longevity, and we are committed to continuing our quest.
In a successful health system, the proportion of per-capita health dollars used for home care, outpatient primary care, and preventive services should actually increase, not decrease, relative to those for acute hospital care.
Competition in our health system is a powerful force of cost-containment.
I would like people to say that Merck continues to be a company that makes a difference in the world.
I think if you look at Merck's history, I think Merck has a reputation for having been a reasonable company when it comes to pricing, sort of a leader in that respect.
