20 Quotes from the Mighty Business Warriors - Women of Words and Action

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W men of Words & Action

Mighty Business Warriorsof the

Last Decade

1

Co-founder of CloudFlare

“People don’t take opportunities

because the timing is bad, the financial side unsecure. Too many people are overanalyzing. Sometimes

you just have to go for it!”

Michelle Zatlyn

2

Co-founder of Flickr

So often people are working

hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than

working hard.

Caterina Fake

3

Media Proprietor

“My philosophy is that not

only are you responsiblefor your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the nextmoment.”

Oprah Winfrey

4

Founder of Spanx

“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

5

Founder of TaskRabbit

“I wake up every morning and think to myself, ‘How far can

I push the company

forward in the next 24 hours.”

Leah Busque

6

Founder of CakeHealth

“Don’t waste a single second. Just move forward as fast as you can, and go for it.”

Rebecca Woodcock

7

QVC host and shark Tank investor

“Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist, While you guys were

busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist.”

Lori Greiner

8

Real Estate Magnate

“The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.”

Barbara Corcoran

9

Editor in Chief of Huffington post

“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

10

Founder of OneKingsLane

“Surround yourself with a trusted and loyal team. It makes all the difference.”

Alison Pincus

11

CEO and President of IBM

“I learned to always take on things I’d never done before. Growth and

comfort do not coexist.”

Ginni Rometty

12

First Lady of the United States

“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

13

First Lady of the United States

“Organizations that are the most inclusive of women in top management achieve 35% higher

return on equity and 34% better total return to shareholders versus their peers.”

Caroline Cummings

14

CEO of Yahoo

“If you push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking risk, really amazing things can happen.”

Marissa Mayer

15

CEO of Mondelezey International

“Our emerging workforce is not interested in command and control

leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so, they want to do things because they want to do them.”

Irene Rosenfield

16

Founder of NastyGirl

“It's not about being included.

It's about creating your own space and including yourself and then finding other peoplethat are like, 'okay.' ”

Sophia Amoruso

17

CEO of WellPoint

“The most important factor in determining whether you will succeed isn't your gender, it's you. Be open to

opportunity and take risks. In fact, take the worst, the messiest, the most challenging assignment that you can

find, and then take control. ”

Angela Braly

18

CEO of Frontier Communications

“Men selectively listen. When that happened, I'd stop the conversation and say, 'Do you realize I said that 10 minutes ago?' Women have to take responsibility for the dynamicaround them. You can't just say, 'Woe is me.”

Maggie Wilderotter

19

Former Secretary of States

“I believe that the rights

of women and girls is

the unfinished businessof the 21st century.”

Hilliary Clinton

20

Co-founder and CEO Starbates

“Focus on constant iteration of your product and service. Never hold too closely to your

idea but be open to change

and innovation.”

Jean Chong

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