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. Ursula Burns Read Quote
Find something that you love to do, and find a place that you really like to do it in. I found something I loved to do. I’m a mechanical engineer by training, and I loved it. I still do. My son is a nuclear engineer at MIT, a junior, and I get the same vibe from him. Your work has to be compelling. You spend a lot of time doing it. Ursula Burns Read Quote
I realized I was more convincing to myself and to the people who were listening when I actually said what I thought, versus what I thought people wanted to hear me say. Ursula Burns Read Quote
Admiration takes on a whole new level when you appreciate just how complex it is to run a modern business. Ursula Burns Read Quote
The best way to change it is to do it. Right? And then after a while you become it, and it’s easy. Ursula Burns Read Quote
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.’ Ursula Burns Read Quote
