Motivational Business Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old motivational business quotes, motivational business sayings, and motivational business proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. Harriet Tubman
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. Bill Cosby
Everyone who achieves success in a great venture solves each problem as they came. They helped themselves and they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they meet. W. Clement Stone
Like success, failure is many things to many people. With positive mental attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, and a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order to prepare to try again. W. Clement Stone
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. John Quincy Adams
Don't worry about being successful but work toward being significant and the success will naturally follow. Oprah Winfrey
The golden rule for every business man is this: Put yourself in your customer's place. Orison Swett Marden
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I cannot accept not trying. Michael Jordan
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell
We focus on how we understand their desire to be creative and to not be distracted from that. Matt Urmy
Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming. Richard Branson
What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone. Know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed. Dave Thomas
Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly and get on with improving your other innovations. Steve Jobs
Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. William Durant
You have to make sure people enjoy coming to work. Ed Brown
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve. Mary Kay Ash
Management is nothing more than motivating other people. Lee Iacocca
In every business, in every industry, management does matter. Michael Eisner
Change is not a threat, it's an opportunity. Survival is not the goal, transformative success is. Seth Godin
A strategy is something like, an innovative new product; globalization, taking your products around the world; be the low-cost producer. A strategy is something you can touch; you can motivate people with; be number one and number two in every business. You can energize people around the message. Jack Welch
A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts. Richard Branson
The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try. Once you find something you love to do, be the best at doing it. Debbi Fields
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right. Henry Ford
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. Conrad Hilton
If you are moving, even fire will not hurt you. If you are standing still near the fire, even though you are not in the fire, the heat will eventually get to you. Rich Dad
Failure is just a resting place. It is an opportunity to begin again more intelligently. Henry Ford
The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity. Peter Drucker
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes. Zig Ziglar
Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you are generally better off sticking with what you know and the third is that sometimes, your best investments are the ones you don't make. Donald Trump
Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats. Howard Aiken