200 Business Quotes in English

A Collection of 200+ business quotes categorized into various themes for inspiration and motivation:


Leadership

  1. “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” – Warren Bennis
  2. “The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are.” – John C. Maxwell
  3. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” – John C. Maxwell
  4. “Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.” – Simon Sinek
  5. “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” – Ralph Nader
  6. “Great leaders are willing to sacrifice their own personal interests for the good of the team.” – John Wooden
  7. “Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” – Seth Godin
  8. “A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” – Arnold H. Glasow
  9. “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” – Ronald Reagan
  10. “Leadership is the ability to guide others without force into a direction or decision that leaves them still feeling empowered and accomplished.” – Lisa Cash Hanson

Entrepreneurship

  1. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
  2. “Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t, so that you can spend the rest of your life like most people can’t.” – Anonymous
  3. “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
  4. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
  5. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller
  6. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
  7. “The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.” – Peter Drucker
  8. “It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.” – Scott Belsky
  9. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney
  10. “Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice.” – Peter Drucker

Innovation

  1. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” – Steve Jobs
  2. “The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.” – Arthur C. Clarke
  3. “Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity, not a threat.” – Steve Jobs
  4. “If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.” – Woody Allen
  5. “Innovation is taking two things that already exist and putting them together in a new way.” – Tom Freston
  6. “The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.” – Rupert Murdoch
  7. “Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship.” – Peter Drucker
  8. “Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” – Theodore Levitt
  9. “Innovation is the calling card of the future.” – Anna Eshoo
  10. “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” – Albert Einstein

Success

  1. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
  2. “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” – Henry David Thoreau
  3. “The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.” – Colin R. Davis
  4. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
  5. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
  6. “The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.” – John D. Rockefeller
  7. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” – Albert Schweitzer
  8. “Success is not in what you have, but who you are.” – Bo Bennett
  9. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
  10. “Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.” – Jim Rohn

Teamwork

  1. “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” – Michael Jordan
  2. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
  3. “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.” – Andrew Carnegie
  4. “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson
  5. “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford
  6. “Teamwork makes the dream work.” – John C. Maxwell
  7. “No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.” – H.E. Luccock
  8. “The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.” – James Cash Penney
  9. “Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” – Steve Jobs
  10. “Collaboration allows teachers to capture each other’s fund of collective intelligence.” – Mike Schmoker

Hard Work

  1. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
  2. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke
  3. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills
  4. “The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” – Anonymous
  5. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing.” – Pelé
  6. “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” – Ann Landers
  7. “Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” – Frank Ocean
  8. “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.” – Charles Kingsleigh
  9. “Dreams don’t work unless you do.” – John C. Maxwell
  10. “Hard work is the key to success.” – Anonymous

Risk-Taking

  1. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg
  2. “Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” – Anonymous
  3. “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” – Warren Buffett
  4. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
  5. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
  6. “Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  7. “If you’re not willing to risk the usual, you’ll have to settle for the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn
  8. “Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.” – Howard Schultz
  9. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk.” – Mark Zuckerberg
  10. “Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” – Coco Chanel

Customer Service

  1. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates
  2. “The customer’s perception is your reality.” – Kate Zabriskie
  3. “Customer service should not be a department. It should be the entire company.” – Tony Hsieh
  4. “A customer is the most important visitor on our premises.” – Mahatma Gandhi
  5. “Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.” – Mark Cuban
  6. “The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best but legendary.” – Sam Walton
  7. “Customers don’t expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong.” – Donald Porter
  8. “It’s not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It’s the customer who pays the wages.” – Henry Ford
  9. “The purpose of a business is to create a customer who creates customers.” – Shiv Singh
  10. “Customer service is not a department, it’s everyone’s job.” – Anonymous

Time Management

  1. “Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.” – William Penn
  2. “The key is in not spending time, but in investing it.” – Stephen R. Covey
  3. “Lost time is never found again.” – Benjamin Franklin
  4. “Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed.” – Peter Drucker
  5. “You may delay, but time will not.” – Benjamin Franklin
  6. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
  7. “Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.” – Theophrastus
  8. “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” – Michael Altshuler
  9. “Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.” – Paul J. Meyer
  10. “Time management is life management.” – Robin Sharma

Motivation

  1. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
  2. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
  3. “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” – Steve Jobs
  4. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
  5. “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
  6. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
  7. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
  8. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
  9. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
  10. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James

Persistence

  1. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing.” – Pelé
  2. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein
  3. “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews
  4. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” – Vince Lombardi
  5. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
  6. “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin
  7. “Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.” – Marabel Morgan
  8. “Persistence is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich
  9. “Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.” – Colin Powell
  10. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas A. Edison

Vision

  1. “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” – Helen Keller
  2. “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.” – Jonathan Swift
  3. “A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world.” – Anonymous
  4. “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.” – Carl Jung
  5. “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision.” – Theodore Hesburgh
  6. “Vision is not enough; it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs.” – Vaclav Havel
  7. “A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.” – Brian Tracy
  8. “The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.” – John Sculley
  9. “Vision without execution is hallucination.” – Thomas Edison
  10. “A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.” – Ralph Lauren

Adaptability

  1. “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin
  2. “Adaptability is about the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win.” – Max McKeown
  3. “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” – Albert Einstein
  4. “Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.” – Mahatma Gandhi
  5. “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F. Kennedy
  6. “The art of life is a constant readjustment to our surroundings.” – Kakuzo Okakura
  7. “Adaptability is the simple secret of survival.” – Jessica Hagedorn
  8. “The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher.” – Chinese Proverb
  9. “Adaptability is the key to survival in any environment.” – Anonymous
  10. “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts

Networking

  1. “Your network is your net worth.” – Porter Gale
  2. “The richest people in the world look for and build networks; everyone else looks for work.” – Robert Kiyosaki
  3. “Networking is not about just connecting people. It’s about connecting people with people, people with ideas, and people with opportunities.” – Michele Jennae
  4. “The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.” – Keith Ferrazzi
  5. “Networking is an investment in your business. It takes time and when done correctly can yield great results for years to come.” – Diane Helbig
  6. “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” – Anonymous
  7. “The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” – Theodore Roosevelt
  8. “Networking is not about hunting. It’s about farming. It’s about cultivating relationships.” – Dr. Ivan Misner
  9. “The best way to predict the future is to create it through networking.” – Anonymous
  10. “Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.” – Oprah Winfrey

Failure

  1. “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford
  2. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
  3. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison
  4. “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” – Truman Capote
  5. “Failure is the foundation of success, and the means by which it is achieved.” – Lao Tzu
  6. “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely.” – Henry Ford
  7. “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” – Henry Ford
  8. “Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.” – Zig Ziglar
  9. “You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.” – Johnny Cash
  10. “Failure is the tuition you pay for success.” – Walter Brunell

Communication

  1. “The art of communication is the language of leadership.” – James Humes
  2. “Communication is the real work of leadership.” – Nitin Nohria
  3. “To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.” – Tony Robbins
  4. “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” – George Bernard Shaw
  5. “Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh
  6. “Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.” – Brian Tracy
  7. “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” – Peter Drucker
  8. “Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.” – Jim Rohn
  9. “Communication works for those who work at it.” – John Powell
  10. “The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.” – Tony Robbins

Strategy

  1. “Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.” – Michael Porter
  2. “A vision without a strategy remains an illusion.” – Lee Bolman
  3. “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” – Michael Porter
  4. “Strategy is a style of thinking, a conscious and deliberate process, an intensive implementation system, the science of ensuring future success.” – Pete Johnson
  5. “Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.” – Jack Welch
  6. “Strategy is not the consequence of planning, but the opposite: it’s the starting point.” – Henry Mintzberg
  7. “A good strategy is like a lever that magnifies force.” – Richard Rumelt
  8. “The best strategies are simple and focused.” – Michael Porter
  9. “Strategy is about setting yourself apart from the competition. It’s not a matter of being better at what you do – it’s a matter of being different at what you do.” – Michael Porter
  10. “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” – Sun Tzu

Growth

  1. “Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.” – James Cash Penney
  2. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin
  3. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
  4. “Growth and comfort do not coexist.” – Ginni Rometty
  5. “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.” – Mark Zuckerberg
  6. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer
  7. “The only way to grow is to challenge yourself.” – Anonymous
  8. “Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not.” – John C. Maxwell
  9. “The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin
  10. “Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” – Mandy Hale

Customer Focus

  1. “The customer is the most important visitor on our premises.” – Mahatma Gandhi
  2. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates
  3. “Customer service should not be a department. It should be the entire company.” – Tony Hsieh
  4. “The purpose of a business is to create a customer who creates customers.” – Shiv Singh
  5. “Customers don’t expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong.” – Donald Porter
  6. “It’s not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It’s the customer who pays the wages.” – Henry Ford
  7. “Make your product easier to buy than your competition, or you will find your customers buying from them, not you.” – Mark Cuban
  8. “The customer’s perception is your reality.” – Kate Zabriskie
  9. “Customer service is not a department, it’s everyone’s job.” – Anonymous
  10. “The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best but legendary.” – Sam Walton

Work-Life Balance

  1. “Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.” – Jana Kingsford
  2. “You will never feel truly satisfied by work until you are satisfied by life.” – Heather Schuck
  3. “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey
  4. “Work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls – family, health, friends, integrity – are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.” – Gary Keller
  5. “You can’t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.” – Zig Ziglar
  6. “The best and most efficient pharmacy is within your own system.” – Robert C. Peale
  7. “Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm, and harmony.” – Thomas Merton
  8. “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” – Anne Lamott
  9. “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” – Jim Rohn
  10. “Balance is not better time management, but better boundary management.” – Betsy Jacobson

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