Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, quoted in the NYTimes about an interview he had with Steve Ballmer.
I went on to ask him, “How do I compare to the people who had my role before me?” And Steve said: “Who cares? The context is so different. The only thing that matters to me is what you do with the cards you’ve been dealt now. I want you to stay focused on that, versus trying to do this comparative benchmark.”