"Crankiness is a human attribute that, when people walk in the door of Xerox, they remain human. The best way to get the best out of people is to not force them to be something other than they naturally are. Now what do they have to be? They have to be respectful. You cant be ridiculously disrespectful."

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Source : "Beyond the copy: Xerox CEO keeps focus on the business process". "Conversations from the Corner Office" with Kai Ryssdal, www.marketplace.org. May 18, 2011.

Ursula Burns

#Doors Quotes #People Quotes #Way Quotes

“A man receiving charity always hates his benefactor- it is a fixed characteristic of human nature”
“A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature, a piece of non pertinent correspondence, an odious approximation, a haunting conscience, a preposterous shadow, lengthening in the noontide of our prosperity.”
“The Danes are causing a bit of trouble. The kingdom of Denmark claimed the North Pole as their own. Hey, you can't just reach out and take something if you want it, Denmark. That's Russia's job.”
“If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal.”
“Starting is easy. Finishing is hard.”

Source : "Driving Into A New Venture: Insights From A Serial Entrepreneur". Interview with J. Kelly Hoey, medium.com. June 14, 2016.
“If I had a picture of two handcuffed criminals being booked, I would cut the picture in half and get five bucks for each.”

Source : Weegee (2013). “Weegee: The Autobiography (Annotated)”, p.39, BookBaby
“In some ways, it would be nice to stay younger, but I feel pretty happy about growing older... Personally, I don't have a lot of the regular hand-ups with getting older that some people do. I've never tried to disguise my age. People find out anyway.”
“In the end countries, like people, are alone, and the real things that must be done have to be done without help.”

Source : Nayantara Sahgal (1963). “From fear set free”

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