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Ursula Burns Quotes

American - Businesswoman | September 20, 1958 -

I've had many mentors, but the one that has the most impact was my mother.

Mother Impact Mentors Most Many Had

My mother was pragmatic, focused and extremely, exceedingly practical, and she was the ultimate self-determining person.

Mother Person Focused She Practical

I want to stop transforming and just start being.

Start Stop Want Being Just

The world is full of opportunities - every day there's something new that you can do. For example, you could make dirty water potable. Why does anyone not have potable water? Because it's a problem that hasn't been solved yet, but it can be.

Water Day World Opportunities You

My mother was amazing. I guess, in our community, if you wanted to get by you had to work hard. So she cleaned offices. She did everything that you could imagine. We were really poor. But she would say, 'Where you are is not who you are.'

Work Mother Community Amazing You

Xerox is really good at managing documents, and we're definitely good at managing through a process.

Good Process Through Documents Xerox

My perspective comes in part from being a New York black lady, in part from being an engineer. I know I'm smart and have opinions worth being heard.

Perspective Smart New York Black New

The best way to change it is to do it. Right? And then after a while you become it, and it's easy.

Change Best Easy You Way Become

CEOs resign when the internal dynamics of the company and the external dynamics of the company actually come together to say it is appropriate. When the internal dynamics ask you whether you have a replacement. I think the transition from CEOships have also become cartoonish.

Together Think You Transition Become

I'm a black lady from the Lower East Side of New York. Not a lot intimidates me.

New York Me Black Lady New Side

My mother raised us to think that if we worked hard, and if we put our end of the bargain in, it would work out OK for us.

Work Mother Think End Hard Out

I'm less concerned about whether being a good corporate citizen burnishes a company's reputation. That's just an added benefit. I believe it's a responsibility, and there is no negotiating on responsibilities.

Good Responsibility Believe Citizen

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