Women now are forming businesses at a greater rate than men. Successful people, particularly entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders, often have some great advice for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs based on their own experiences.
Here is our list of notable quotes that provides insight from successful women entrepreneurs, innovators and leaders representing a cross section of American entrepreneurship and innovation.
- “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.”
-Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsberg
- “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.”
– Margaret Mead
- “Women have discovered that they cannot rely on men’s chivalry to give them justice.”
– Helen Keller
- “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made…. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”
– Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- “I always believed that one woman’s success can only help another woman’s success.”
– Gloria Vanderbilt
- “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman”
– Melinda Gates
- “We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead”
– Beyoncé
- “Happiness is the gradual realization of a worthy ideal or goal.”
– Florence Nightingale
- “Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.”
– Amy Poehler
- “Done is better than perfect.”
– Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
– Reese Witherspoon, Actor, Producer, Women’s Advocate
- “Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
- “I don’t really follow trends – I don’t like wearing what other people are wearing I just like to be original.”
– Kylie Jenner
- “Entrepreneurs have a great ability to create change, be flexible, build companies and cultivate the kind of work environment in which they want to work.”
-Tory Burch
- “Happiness is not a goal… it’s a by-product of a life well lived.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
- “I didn’t get where I am by thinking about it or dreaming it. I got there by doing it.”
-Estee Lauder
- “Growth and comfort do not coexist.”
-Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM
- “To love what you do and feel that it matters how could anything be more fun?”
-Katharine Graham, Publisher of the Washington Post
- “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
- “The most successful entrepreneurs I know are optimistic. It’s part of the job description.”
-Caterina Fake, Founder of FLICKR
