Mary T. Barra famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Not everything needs changing. Some things need protecting. And that can be just as important, challenging and rewarding as changing the world.
-- Mary T. Barra

#Motivational #Challenges #Important
What I always say is, 'Do every job you're in like you're going to do it for the rest of your life, and demonstrate that ownership of it.'
-- Mary T. Barra

#Jobs #Like You #Ownership
Donâ€™t confuse progress with winning.
-- Mary T. Barra

#Winning #Progress
My definition of innovative is providing value to the customer.
-- Mary T. Barra

#Definitions #Innovative #Customers
Don’t confuse progress with winning.
-- Mary T. Barra

#Winning #Progress
20 years ago, I was pushed and mentored and given challenging assignments and then supported. That allowed me to have the career path I've had.
-- Mary T. Barra

#Challenges #Path #Career Path
We want to have a diverse workforce that mirrors our customer base. Diversity of thought, we believe, is crucial to business success. We also are a tech company. And when we look at the skills that we need going forward, software engineers, electrical engineers, strong technology backgrounds, that's key for success as well.
-- Mary T. Barra

#Strong #Believe #Technology

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.
Science, in the very act of solving problems, creates more of them.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.
Each day was a challenge of enjoyment, and he [Hemingway] would plan it out as a field general plans a campign.
The challenge to be the best is what drives me and to just improve my body every day.
I'm always looking for challenges.
Funerals are important rituals. They don't just recognize that a life has ended; they recognize that a life was lived.
I think it's really important to live in the moment.

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