45+ Best Business Woman Quotes: Exclusive Selection

Business woman means a woman who works in business, especially one who has a high position in a company. Profoundly inspirational business woman quotes will get you through anything when the going gets tough and help you succeed in every aspect of life.

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Famous Business Woman Quotes

Lean in, speak out, have a voice in your organization, and never use the word, ‘sorry’. Trish Bertuzzi

Do one thing every day that scares you. Eleanor Roosevelt

The most successful entrepreneurs I know are optimistic. It’s part of the job description. Caterina Fake

We must develop a thick skin. With an unshakeable sense of self – and a commitment to being compassionate – nothing will faze you. Mari Smith

You will be defined not just by what you achieve, but by how you survive. Sheryl Sandberg

Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom. Sandra Day O’Connor

Trying to do it all and expecting it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy. Sheryl Sandberg

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Nasty Gal would have surely failed had it been my goal to grow a business to the size that I have today. Sophia Amoruso

There is nothing like a concrete life plan to weigh you down. Because if you always have one eye on some future goal, you stop paying attention to the job at hand, miss opportunities that might arise, and stay fixedly on one path, even when a better, newer course might have opened up. Indra Nooyi

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel

Inspirational Business Woman Quotes

Growth and comfort do not coexist. Ginni Rometty

Do not bring people in your life who weigh you down, and trust your instincts. Good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt. They’re not painful. That’s not just with somebody you want to marry, but it’s with the friends you choose. It’s with the people you surround yourself with. Michelle Obama

I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that’s how you grow. When there’s that moment of ‘Wow, I’m not really sure I can do this,’ and you push through those moments, that’s when you have a breakthrough. Marissa Mayer

I want little girls to grow up knowing they can do anything, even play football. Jen Welter

We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success. Arianna Huffington

Champions keep playing until they get it right. Billie Jean King

Stay true to yourself and your vision. Don’t let any one person’s opinion move you; listen, but be confident. Amanda Kahlow

Be an amateur. Not everything you do has to be good, especially at first. Ann Handley

You can have it all. Just not all at once. Oprah Winfrey

If you’re not [learning], you’re falling behind. Somebody else is getting better as you’re becoming less valuable. I see so many irrelevant salespeople I want to cry. They stopped learning. Jill Konrath

Your value will be not what you know; it will be what you share. Ginni Rometty

I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women. Nora Ephron

I’ve always been a bit of an introvert, but just because you don’t fit the classic mold doesn’t mean you can’t be a leader. You just need to find your own style and someone with a similar style who you can learn from. Jess Lee

If you need the user to tell you what you’re selling, then you don’t know what you’re selling, and it’s probably not going to be a good experience. Marissa Mayer

I’ve never thought of myself as a female engineer, or founder, or a woman in tech. I just think of myself as someone who’s passionate. Leah Busque

To love what you do and feel like it matters, how could anything be more fun? Katherine Graham

Stick to your true north― build greatness for the long term. Ruth Porat

And if the end result is that someone, somewhere winds up believing they can do something out of the ordinary, well, then you’ve really made it. Angela Ahrendts

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. Gertrude Stein

One of the best things you can do is stop and listen; that’s why it’s good to not just immediately respond when someone talks to you. Just stop and make sure you internalized what they said. Lori Richardson

When I’m hungry, I eat. When I’m thirsty, I drink. When I feel like saying something, I say it. Madonna

I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance too? Jill Konrath

Motivational Business Woman Quotes

No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank

Building a brand means knowing your story and building and sharing that story. Tamara McCleary

Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it. Maya Angelou

Do what you love and success will follow. Passion is the fuel behind a successful career. Meg Whitman

I like to say it’s an attitude of not just thinking outside the box, but not even seeing the box. Safra A. Catz

I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse. Florence Nightingale

Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else. Sara Blakely

I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career. Gloria Steinem

At the end of the day, you are the only one that is limiting your ability to dream, or to actually execute on your dreams. Don’t let yourself get in the way of that. Falon Fatemi

It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case, you fail by default. JK Rowling

I realized that if I was willing to step up and be in the spotlight, I’d be able to make everyone else around me much more powerful as well. Alaina Percival

Decide … whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying. Amelia Earhart

It is pure mythology that women cannot perform as well as men in science, engineering and mathematics. In my experience, the opposite is true: Women are often more adept and patient at untangling complex problems, multitasking, seeing the possibilities in new solutions and winning team support for collaborative action. Weili Dai