56 Motivational Business Quotes to Inspire You

Starting a business can be tough and challenging. Here is a list of inspirational business quotes that will boost your confidence so that you can lead your business with determination and passion.

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Inspirational Business Quotes

1. “Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” – Farrah Gray

2. “If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.” – Steve Jobs

3. “A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” – Henry Ford

4. “If you don’t drive your business, you will be driven out of business.” – B. C. Forbes

5. “Never give up. Today is hard and tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.” – Jack Ma

6. “You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing.” – Dale Carnegie

7. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates

8. “Launching a business is essentially an adventure in problem-solving.” – Richard Branson

9. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follow.” – Steve Jobs

10. “A company is only as good as the people it keeps.” – Mary Kay Ash

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11. “The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.” – Peter Drucker

12. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell

13. “Failure doesn’t mean you are a failure it just means you haven’t succeeded yet.” – Robert H. Schuller

14. “Great companies are built on great products.” – Elon Musk

15. “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford

16. “Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.” – Richard Branson

17. “Don’t just make money, make a difference.” – Grant Cardone

18. “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.” – Robert Kiyosaki

19. “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.” – Peter Drucker

20. “Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it all away from you.” – Mark Cuban

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21. “If you don’t understand the details of your business you are going to fail.” – Jeff Bezos

22. “Always deliver more than expected.” – Larry Page

23. “There’s no abiding success without commitment.” – Tony Robbins

24. “The best way of learning about anything is by doing.” – Richard Branson

25. “A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.” – Jeff Bezos

26. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg

27. “The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.” – Andrew Carnegie

28. “Never go into business purely to make money. If that’s the motive you’re better off doing nothing.” – Richard Branson

29. “Never give up. Great things take time.” – Unknown

30. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs

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31. “You don’t have time and money because you don’t invest time and money.” – Grant Cardone

32. “The biggest mistake people make in life is NOT making a living at doing what they most enjoy.” – Malcolm S. Forbes

33. “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir people’s blood. Make big plans and aim high in hope and work.” – Daniel H Burnham

34. “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

35. “Sometimes success isn’t about making the right decision, it’s more about making some decision.” – Robin Sharma

36. “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” – Peter F. Drucker

37. “You don’t build a business. You build people and people build the business.” – Zig Ziglar

38. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney

39. “A big business starts small.” – Richard Branson

40. “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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41. “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” – Elon Musk

42. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” – Steve Jobs

43. “If people like you they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you they’ll do business with you.” – Zig Ziglar

44. “If you’re not scared a lot you’re not doing very much.” – Robin Sharma

45. “If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” – Jim Rohn

46. “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” – Richard Branson

47. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon

48. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain

49. “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” – Jim Rohn

50. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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51. “Money and success demand attention. Ignore either and you will have neither.” – Grant Cardone

52. “The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.” – Colin R. Davis

53. “Number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.” – Napoleon Hill

54. “Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.” – Mark Cuban

55. “A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.” – Richard Branson

56. “The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.” – Peter Drucker

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