I don’t want to overemphasize this, but not a day goes by when I don’t think about my mother and what she would think about what I just did. I often adjust my approach. Ursula Burns Read Quote
I’m a black lady from the Lower East Side of New York. Not a lot intimidates me. Ursula Burns Read Quote
This old notion that work is drudgery is nonsense. Most days, even back when Xerox was under siege, I could not wait to get to the office. Ursula Burns Read Quote
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. Ursula Burns Read Quote
Fresh out of college, you tend to join a company because it’s a job. But, you tend to stay because it becomes a career; you start to feel at home. In the beginning of your career, you’re focused on you: ‘I like this place because I’m doing rewarding work; they take good care of me; the people are nice; there’s runway for me,’ etc. Ursula Burns Read Quote
Xerox is really good at managing documents, and we’re definitely good at managing through a process. Ursula Burns Read Quote
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. Ursula Burns Read Quote
My mother was pragmatic, focused and extremely, exceedingly practical, and she was the ultimate self-determining person. Ursula Burns Read Quote
If you go to Norway, Finland, Russia or Australia, you’ll see Xerox or Fuji-Xerox people, not just the name on the door. We have human beings who live and work and serve customers everywhere around the globe. Ursula Burns Read Quote
