50+ Business Quotes to Motivate and Inspire Entrepreneurs


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Embarking on the journey of entrepreneurship is akin to chasing a dream with unwavering belief, meticulous planning, and decisive action. While the path is fraught with challenges, those who possess a true desire to succeed will harness every ounce of their determination and resilience. In the realm of business, inspirational quotes from seasoned entrepreneurs serve as guiding lights, igniting motivation and fueling the drive to push boundaries and achieve greatness. Let these pearls of wisdom resonate as beacons of inspiration, guiding you through the peaks and valleys of your entrepreneurial voyage.

Business Quotes on Vision and Strategy

I don‘t believe in taking the right decisions. I take decisions and then make them right.  Ratan Tata

I don't believe in taking the right decisions. I take decisions and then make them right.

Ratan Tata

Good companies do whatever it takes to make sure apps are great and don’t hesitate to add features.

Sundar Pichai

Play by the rules, but be ferocious.

Phil Knight

Motivation is the catalyzing ingredient for every successful innovation.

Clayton Christensen

The biggest risk is not taking any risk.

Mark Zuckerberg

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Peter Drucker

Don't discount yourself, no matter what you're doing. Everyone has a unique perspective that they can bring to the world.

Mark Zuckerberg

Don't worry about failure; you only have to be right once.

Drew Houston

If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.

Jack Welch

Business Quotes on Leadership and Teamwork

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.

John Quincy Adams

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

Ralph Nader

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

Booker T. Washington

If you can‘t feed a team with two pizzas, it‘s too large.  Jeff Bezos

If you can't feed a team with two pizzas, it's too large.

Jeff Bezos

The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are. They are frank in admitting this and are willing to pay for such talents.

Antos Parrish

Business Quotes on Success and Perseverance

I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.

Estée Lauder

The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.

Bruce Lee

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

Jim Rohn

Success is not what you have, but who you are.

Bo Bennett

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

John D. Rockefeller

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.  Thomas Jefferson

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Thomas Jefferson

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

Chinese Proverb

If you do things well, do them better. Be daring, be first, be different, be just.

Anita Roddick

The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do.

Roy L. Smith

Business Quotes on Customer and Market Focus

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Bill Gates

A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.

Michael LeBoeuf

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.

Henry Ford

In business, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

Chester L. Karrass

If you don’t drive your business, you will be driven out of business.

B. C. Forbes

You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.  Henry Ford

You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.

Henry Ford

In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create.

David Ogilvy

Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.

Anthony Volodkin

The way to wealth is through work.

Andrew Carnegie

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