A boss lady can literally mean a lady boss in a work space, but our definition of boss lady is a woman who gets life done, whether that be at work, at home, in an office, with their coworkers, family, dog, cat, friends, etc. Profoundly inspirational boss lady quotes will challenge the way you think, and make your life worth living.
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Famous Boss Lady Quotes
Don’t call me lucky. Call me a badass. Shonda Rhimes
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau
I never dreamed about success, I worked for it. Estée Lauder
Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Napoleon Hill
When they go low, we go high. Michelle Obama
Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. Lady Gaga
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. Albert Einstein
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost

Power is not given to you. You have to take it. Beyoncé
Well-behaved women rarely make history. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Women have always been the strong ones of the world. Coco Chanel
I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. Florence Nightingale
Eighty percent of success is showing up. Woody AllenIf there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself. Beyoncé
I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do. Salma Hayek
Amazing Boss Lady Quotes
People think at the end of the day that a man is the only answer to fulfillment. Actually, a job is better for me. Princess Diana
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Steve Jobs
Either you run the day, or the day runs you. Jim Rohn
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Wayne Gretzky
I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay. Madonna
Sometimes you gotta be a beauty and a beast. Nicki Minaj
Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader. Indra Nooyi
I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover. Mark Twain
Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence. Sheryl Sandberg
Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it. Marian Anderson
Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes. Margaret Wheatley
Women are leaders everywhere you look, from a CEO to a housewife that holds together a home. Our country was built by women who stand alone. Denise Clark
If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader. Dolly Parton
You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. Christopher Columbus
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Mark Twain
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe
Inspirational Boss Lady Quotes
I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind leading. Amy Poehler
Some leaders are born women. Geraldine Ferraro
The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it. Elaine Agather
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. Mother Teresa
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. Amelia Earhart
We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. Marie Curie
True leaders understand that leadership is not about them, but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up. Sheri L. Dew
The only safe ship in a storm is leadership. Faye Wattleton
A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be. Rosalynn Carter
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. Les Brown
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, I used everything you gave me. Erma Bombeck
A noble leader answers not to the trumpet calls of self-promotion, but to the hushed whispers of necessity. Mollie Marti
Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing. Mary D. Poole
Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want. Dianne Feinstein
You don’t get what you don’t ask for. Sophia Amoruso
I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original. Aaliyah
The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it. Chinese Proverb
Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. Farrah Gray
Believe you can and you’re halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand
You’ve always had the power, my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself. The Wizard of Oz
You were born to create and contribute. Marie Forleo