I find powerful and insightful quotes incredibly motivating. And these words from legendary CEOs do just that for me. Quite fitting for a motivation Monday, don’t you think? Our friends over at entrepreneur.com culled some real beauties from guys like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Ellison to name but a few. The beauty is that they cover topics like success, teamwork and customer satisfaction. Take a look and see if you don’t feel a bit more motivated to tackle your world today.
25 Insightful Quotes from Legendary CEOs
“Whether you’ve just started a company or have been running one for awhile, there is a lot you can learn from some of the most successful CEOs.”
– Peter Daisyme, Entrepreneur.com
On success:
1. “When you start a company, it’s more an art than a science because it’s totally unknown. Instead of solving high-profile problems, try to solve something that’s deeply personal to you. Ideally, if you’re an ordinary person and you’ve just solved your problem, you might have solved the problem for millions of people.” 
– Brian Chesky, Airbnb
On working with your team:
10. “The lessons I learned from the dark days at Alibaba are that you’ve got to make your team have value, innovation, and vision. Also, if you don’t give up, you still have a chance. And, when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.”
– Jack Ma, Alibaba
On becoming a CEO:
12. “If you want a CEO role, you have to prepare for it with a vengeance.”
– Denise Morrison, Campbell Soup Company
On being a CEO:
20. “When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for everyone telling you you’re nuts.”
– Larry Ellison, Oracle
On customers:
21. “Software innovation, like almost every other kind of innovation, requires the ability to collaborate and share ideas with other people, and to sit down and talk with customers and get their feedback and understand their needs.”
– Bill Gates, Microsoft
You can read the other 20 insightful quotes here. Let us know what you think. Do you others to add to the list? Share your thoughts below.
