Here’s a collection of 101 inspiring business quotes, each offering unique insights into entrepreneurship, leadership, and success.
These quotes are drawn from successful business leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who have shaped the world of commerce and industry.
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
“The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions.”
“Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.”
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”
“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
“I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.”
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”
“Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it’s business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don’t love what you’re doing and you can’t give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You’ll be an old man before you know it.”
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
“Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.”
“In the world of business, the people who are most successful are those who are doing what they love.”
“There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them.”
“The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.”
“To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.”
“If you don’t drive your business, you will be driven out of business.”
“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”
“The role of a CEO is to enable people to excel, help them discover their own wisdom, engage themselves entirely in their work, and accept responsibility for making change.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.”
“The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away.”
“In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.”
“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
“The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world.”
“If you’re not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”
“The last 10% it takes to launch something takes as much energy as the first 90%.”
“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
“The only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”
“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.”
“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”
“Always deliver more than expected.”
“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.”
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”
“If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon. And if you’re not flexible, you’ll pound your head against the wall and you won’t see a different solution to a problem you’re trying to solve.”
“If you’re passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.”
“The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.”
“If you’re not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”
“There’s lots of bad reasons to start a company. But there’s only one good, legitimate reason, and I think you know what it is: it’s to change the world.”
“Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”
“Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.”
“You have to be very nimble and very open minded. Your success is going to be very dependent on how you adapt.”
“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”
“The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.”
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
“The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do.”
“A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.”
“The only way around is through.”
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
“Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration.”
“To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.”
“In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create.”
“The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.”
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”
“If you’re not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.”
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
“The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake – you can’t learn anything from being perfect.”
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
“If you don’t understand the details of your business you are going to fail.”
“Make the customer the hero of your story.”
“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”
“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.”
“In business, what’s dangerous is not to evolve.”
“The secret of business is to know something that nobody else knows.”
“Hire character. Train skill.”
“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”
“Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.”
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
“If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”
“Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it’s business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don’t love what you’re doing and you can’t give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You’ll be an old man before you know it.”
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
“Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.”
“In the world of business, the people who are most successful are those who are doing what they love.”
“There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them.”
