Best Motivational Quotes: 41 Best Motivational Quotes From Women in Business

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01. “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

02. “I don’t go by the rule book. I lead from the heart, not the head.” – Princess Diana

03. “We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist.” – Queen Victoria

04. “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

05. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand

06. “Repetition makes reputation and reputation makes customers.” — Elizabeth Arden, founder of Elizabeth Arden Inc.

07. “The road to success is always under construction.” — Lily Tomlin, actress, comedian, writer and producer

08. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” — Estee Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founder of cosmetics The Estée Lauder Companies

09. “Success isn’t about the end result, it’s about what you learn along the way.” – Vera Wang, American fashion designer

10. “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman, But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” – Melinda Gates, Cofounder and Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

11. “It’s our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – J.K. Rowling, author

12. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady of the United States

13. “Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it.” – Maya Angelou, American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist

14. “People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.” – Anna Wintour, editor-in-Chief of American Vogue

15. “Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you.” – Hillary Clinton, American politician and diplomat

16. “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer and businesswoman

17. “So often people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.” – Caterina Fake, Co-Founder of Flickr

18. “None of us can know what we are capable of until we are tested.” – Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman to graduate from Medical School in the U.S.

19. “Do not be afraid to make decisions. Do not be afraid to make mistakes.” – Carly Fiorina, American businesswoman and politician

20. “True beauty is knowing who you are and what you want, and never apologizing for it.” – Alecia Beth Moore (Pink), American singer, songwriter, actress and dancer

21. “The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.” – Serena Williams

22. “On my own I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ll create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.” – Oprah Winfrey

23. “Strategic leaders must not get consumed by the operational and tactical side of their work.” – Stephanie S. Mead

24. “Good leaders organize and align people around what the team needs to do. Great leaders motivate and inspire people with why they’re doing it.” – Marillyn Hewson

25. “When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” – Helen Keller

26. “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, Albanian – Indian Roman Catholic nun

27. “We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.” – Whoopi Goldberg

28. “One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.”— Marie Curie, physicist and chemist, and Nobel Prize winner

29. “I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego.” – Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer

30. “My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” – Oprah Winfrey

31. “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

32. “No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.” – Michelle Obama

33. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

34. “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

35. “No matter how senior you get in an organization, no matter how well you’re perceived to be doing, your job is never done.” – Abigail Johnson

36. “The more you can be authentic, the happier you’re going to be, and life will work itself around that.” – Melinda Gates, Cofounder and Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

37. “There are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success… but if you just focus on the work and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you’re going… you’ll know that it was you and the people who love you that put you there.” – Taylor Swift

37. “The mere fact of being able to call your job your passion is success in my eyes.” – Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress

38. “No one else is going to build the life you want for you. No one else will even be able to completely understand it. The most amazing souls will show up to cheer you along the way, but this is your game. Make a pact to be in it with yourself for the long haul, as your own supportive friend at every step along the way.” – Tara Mohr

39. “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself. ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

40. “I am nice. There’s not such a thing as ‘too nice.’ But my expectations are high, and people do rise to my expectations. I don’t manage based on fear. I manage based on expectations.” – Marjorie Kaplan

41. “Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.” – Anne Sweeney, Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks