The Cost of Doing Business: 12 Quotes About the Price of Success

Leadership isn’t awarded, it’s earned. Here are twelve quotes that speak to the cost of doing business business that leaders and business owners must be willing to pay for success.

The Cost of Doing Business: 12 Quotes About the Price of Success for Business Leaders

Winston Churchill – a guy who knew a little something about effective leadership – once said, “The price of greatness is responsibility.” The secret to success as a business leader comes down to this: Are you willing to pay the price. Here are twelve inspirational workplace quotes for business leaders that talk about the cost of doing business and becoming a succcessful leader.

“Sometimes leaders expect to get everything while sacrificing nothing.” —Stirling Cox

“My favorite things in life don’t cost any money.
It’s really clear that the most precious resources we all have is time.” — Steve Jobs

“My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resources we all have is time.” — Steve Jobs

“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” —Blaise Pascal

“The cost of leadership is self-interest.” —Simon Sinek

“Customers are an investment. Maximize your return.” —PeopleSoft Ad

“Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.” —Pauline Phillips

“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less
than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.” —John F. Kennedy

“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.” —John F. Kennedy

“It’s not what you pay man, but what he costs you that counts.” —Will Rogers

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.” —Theodore Roosevelt