Women are driving today’s economy in a positive direction. Women are keen to start their dream projects and live the life of a successful entrepreneur. These inspirational women entrepreneur quotes from some of the famous women entrepreneurs will motivate you to achieve success.
Best Women Entrepreneur Quotes
- “Find the smartest people you can and surround yourself with them.” – Marissa Meyer, CEO, Yahoo!
- “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, founder, Spanx
- “Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist: While you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!” – Lori Greiner, inventor, QVC host and ‘Shark Tank’ investor
- “With kids, they don’t do what you want them to do when you want them to do it. Organizations don’t necessarily, either. You’ve got to listen. You’ve got to learn how to influence.” – Ellen J. Kullman, formerly Chair and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont
- “As a leader, it’s a major responsibility on your shoulders to practice the behavior you want others to follow.” – Himanshu Bhatia, Founder and CEO, Rose International
- “Success doesn’t come from what you do occasionally. It comes from what you do consistently.” – Marie Forleo, Entrepreneur, Writer and Philanthropist
- “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” – Michele Ruiz, President and CEO of Ruiz Strategies
- “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estée Lauder
- “The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.” – Barbara Corcoran, real estate magnate and ‘Shark Tank’ investor
- “Life-fulfilling work is never about the money — when you feel true passion for something, you instinctively find ways to nurture it.” – Eileen Fisher, fashion designer, strong entrepreneur women quotes
- “Surround yourself with a trusted and loyal team. It makes all the difference.” – Alison Pincus, co-founder, One Kings Lane
- “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, Snuggwugg CEO
- “What I wanted was to be allowed to do the thing in the world that I did best–which I believed then and believe now is the greatest privilege there is. When I did that, success found me.” – Debbi Fields, the creator of Mrs. Fields
- “Your job as a leader is to stay as close in touch as possible with those closest to the action.” – Kat Cole, president, Focus Brands
- “People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.” – Anna Wintour, editor-in-Chief, American Vogue
- “Whatever it is that you think you want to do, and whatever it is that you think stands between you and that, stop making excuses. You can do anything.” – Katia Beauchamp, co-founder, and CEO, Birchbox
- “One of the most important things I have learned is that businesses don’t fail, entrepreneurs give up. Now sometimes, giving up is the right decision. But usually, you just need to dig in and figure out how to make things better. Remember: Every day is a new opportunity to get up and do it better than yesterday!” – Adda Birnir, founder and instructor, Skillcrush
- “True leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and sometimes imperfectly expressed… Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.” – Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook
- “Build something you’re passionate about. As an entrepreneur, you have to have the passion and drive to stay the course.” – Alexandra Chong, CEO and founder, Lulu
- “I know society says you should be a certain way, but I think [you should] stop and look at what is your natural way of being who you are.” – Ari Horie, founder, Women’s StartUp Lab
- “It’s up to us to all challenge our own boundaries, our own comfort zones, and get out and see what else is out there in the world and what else is possible, and give ourselves a shot to go a little bit deeper, a little bit further.” – Jennifer Kushell, founder and CEO of Young & Successful Media and YSN.com (Your Success Now)
- “Our fear of the unknown and our fear of making mistakes trick us into focusing on what we don’t know or can’t do. When we give ourselves the freedom to be uncertain and less than perfect, then we can start thinking, ‘What do I know? What can I do?’ That’s when the adventure starts — learning, thriving, conquering, failing, recouping, and having a ton of fun.” – Kristin Smith, COO, Dolly, Inc.
- “If you are committed to creating value and if you aren’t afraid of hard times, obstacles become utterly unimportant. A nuisance perhaps, but with no real power. The world respects creation; people will get out of your way.” – Candice Carpenter Olson, Co-CEO, Fullbridge
- “Treating people with kindness and respect seems elementary but is not always reciprocated. I often run into people who tell me a story about how I impacted their life — most often by an act of kindness that they never forgot.” – April Uchitel, chief brand officer, Spring
- “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the World.” – Hillary Clinton, American Politician and former First Lady of United States, successful women entrepreneur quotes
- “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey, Entrepreneur, Producer and Philanthropist
- “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, Flickr and Hunch.
- “It was a risk. I had my husband and I was pregnant with my oldest son. But I don’t look at risk the way other people do. When you’re an entrepreneur, you have to go in feeling like you’re going to be successful.” – Lillian Vernon, founder, Lillian Vernon Corporation.
- “I believe in quiet, strong and grounded leadership. I think some of the best leaders are those whose work is widely known and respected but who, themselves, are relatively unknown.” – Rachael Chong, founder/CEO, Catchafire
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“Invite people into your life that don’t look or think like you.” – Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments
- “What I have learned is that people become motivated when you guide them to the source of their own power and when you make heroes out of employees who personify what you want to see in the organization.” – Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop`
- “With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.” – Oprah Winfrey, Entrepreneur, Producer and Philanthropist
- “This is what will change the world…a ground swell of people pouring their energy into manifesting their “preferred future” instead of being worn down by disillusion and disappointment.” – Molly Carlile, “The Deathtalker” and international speaker/author
- “We need to get women to the point where they aren’t apologizing. It is time to take ownership in our success.” – Tory Burch, CEO and Designer of Tory Burch
- “The key to success is to start before you are ready.” – Marie Forleo, Entrepreneur, Writer and Philanthropist
- “We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” – Beyonce, Award Winning Singer, famous entrepreneur women quotes
- “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estee Lauder, Founder of Estee Lauder Cosmetics
- “There is no better personal development tool than running your own business.” – Ali Brown, Award-Winning Entrepreneur and Business Coach
- “A strong woman believes that she is strong enough to face her journey, and a woman of faith believes that it is in this journey that she will become strong.” – Millie Leung, Entrepreneur, Author and International Speaker
- “Success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.” – Michelle Obama, First African-American First Lady of the United States
- “If you don’t know what your passion is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.” – Oprah Winfrey, Entrepreneur, Producer and Philanthropist
- “If you are starting your own business, the best shortcut is to find a good mentor.” – Kim Kiyosaki, Entrepreneur, Author and Financial Educator
- “People don’t take opportunities because the timing is bad, the financial side insecure. Too many people are overanalyzing. Sometimes you just have to go for it.” – Michelle Zatlyn, Co-founder of CloudFlare
- “Making the decision to not follow a system, or someone else’s rules has allowed me to really dig into what my own strengths and gifts are without spending time feeling jaded or wasteful.” – Ishita Gupta, founder of Fearless Magazine
- “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller, Author, Political Activist, and Speaker
- “You are going to often find that to step into your biggest opportunity, you will be asked to move through your biggest fear or insecurity.” – Ali Brown, Award-Winning Entrepreneur and Business Coach
- “A lot of people are afraid to say what they want. That’s why they don’t get what they want.” – Madonna, Recording Artist, Actress, and Entrepreneur
More Women Entrepreneur Quotes
- “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, Founder Mary Kay Cosmetics
- “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, Entrepreneur, Producer and Philanthropist
- “My will shall shape the future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no one’s doing but my own. I am the force. I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice. My responsibility. Win or lose; only I hold the key to my destiny.” – Elaine Maxwell, Author
- “Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand-and melting like a snowflake.” – Marie Beyon Ray, Author
- “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou, Author and Poet
- “Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.” – Anais Nin, Author
- “Whatever you do, be different – that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you’re different, you will stand out.” – Anita Roddick, Founder of The Body Shop
- “If you are committed to creating value and if you aren’t afraid of hard times; obstacles become utterly unimportant. A nuisance perhaps; but with no real power. The world respects creation; people will get out of your way.” – Candice Carpenter, Founder of iVillage.com
- “Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.” – Mary Kay Ash, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
- “Successful people understand that you don’t need to make things complicated.” – Anne McKevitt, Entrepreneur, TV Personality, Author and Philanthropist
- “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” – Anne Bradstreet, America’s First Published Poet
- “In any business, it is impossible to do it half-heartedly and succeed.” – Millie Leung, Entrepreneur, Author and International Speaker, encouraging women entrepreneur quotes
- “Stay on your game and keep going for your dreams. The World needs that special gift that only you have.” – Marie Forleo, Entrepreneur, Writer and Philanthropist
- “Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.” – Harriet Braiker, Author and Stress Management Expert
- “Until you’re ready to look foolish, you’ll never have the possibility of being great.” – Cher, Recording Artist, Emmy Award–Winning Television Personality, Award-Winning Actress, Director, Record Producer, and Philanthropist
- “I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.” – Maya Angelou, Author and Poet
- “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, Former First Lady
- “If you don’t get out of the box you’ve been raised in, you won’t understand how much bigger the world is.” – Angelina Jolie, Award-Winning Actress and Philanthropist
- “If I hadn’t had mentors, I wouldn’t be here today. I am a product of great mentoring and great coaching.” – Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo
- “Life-fulfilling work is never about the money – when you feel true passion for something, you instinctively find ways to nurture it.” – Eileen Fisher, Fashion Designer
- “Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.” – Julie Andrews, Actress, Singer, Author
- “If you are giving a lot of value, if you are making an impact in people’s lives, it will be reflected in your bank account.” – Millie Leung, Entrepreneur, Author, and International Speaker
- “You only live once but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West, Actress, Playwright, Screenwriter, women entrepreneur quotes on life
