Staying inspired is the key to business growth and success. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a leader, or just starting out, these quotes will keep you motivated.
“I believe that building sustainable value is a constant process of mastering change while continuing to leverage the timeless assets—or, as I like to say, ‘preserving the best and reinventing the rest.'”
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Recent Quotes from Business Leaders on Business Growth
“Just as every company became a software company, we now live in a moment where every company must become an AI company.” – Thomas Dohmke, CEO at GitHub
“We don’t win until our customers say we win.” – Mary Barra, CEO at General Motors

“If we don’t understand people, we don’t understand business.” – Simon Sinek
“What leaders have to do is take themselves on and have the courage to say ‘I have more to learn’.” – Simon Sinek
“The best leaders are the ones who are disproportionately self-aware and have the ability to be the bigger person when the going gets tough.” – Gary Vaynerchuk
“My job as CEO is to put players in the position to succeed.” – Gary Vaynerchuk

“When you’re a leader, you work for your team. They don’t work for you.” – Gary Vaynerchuk
“Steve showed us that the future isn’t something you wait for — it’s something you build.” – Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc
“It’s time to challenge the outdated assumptions on who can and can’t contribute to a workplace.” – Richard Branson
“As an entrepreneur, failure becomes an opportunity to learn. Show me somebody who has never failed and I’ll show you somebody who has never tried.” – Richard Branson
“Success isn’t about avoiding failure; it’s about growing from it.” – Neil Patel
Quotes About Business Growth and Change
“Becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere. It’s about evolving and reaching toward a better self.” – Michelle Obama
“Play by the rules, but be ferocious.” – Phil Knight, Founder of Nike
“Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.” – Sigmund Freud
“Motivation is the catalyzing ingredient for every successful innovation.” – Clayton Christensen
“Every problem is a gift — without problems we would not grow.” – Tony Robbins
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” – John F. Kennedy
“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” – Napoleon Hill
“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occur while climbing it.” – Andy Rooney

“Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom.” – William George Jordan
“The greatest thing in this world is not where we stand, but the direction we are moving.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anaïs Nin
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot
Quotes on Success and Failure in Business
“The only way you are going to have success is to have lots of failures first.” – Sergey Brin, Co-founder of Google
“If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.” – Dhirubhai Ambani
“I do not know the word ‘quit.’ Either I never did, or I have abolished it.” – Susan Butcher
“To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.” – Thomas Watson, Sr.
“It’s very easy to be different but very difficult to be better.” – Jonathan Ive
“Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk.” – Chris Hadfield

“Happy employees lead to happy customers, which leads to more profits.” – Vaughn Aust
“Employees want to feel inspired by their leaders… hire individuals who will lead by example.” – Jody Kohner
“Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you’re going to do now and do it.” – William Durant
“Many companies get trapped by the paradox of hitting numbers ‘now’ versus improving sales for future quarters.” – Tiffani Bova
Quotes on Leadership and Innovation
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” – Henry Ford
“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” – Henry Ford
“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” – Chris Grosser
“Success is not in what you have, but who you are.” – Bo Bennett
“Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” – Richard Branson
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau
“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne
Quotes on Overcoming Challenges in Business Growth

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” – Zig Ziglar
“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.” – Michael LeBoeuf
“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates
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