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title: "62 Great Companies Quotes by 49 authors"
description: "Browse 62 Great Companies quotes by 49 authors. Discover the best Great Companies sayings and thoughts."
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> [Great companies are built in the office, with hard work put in by a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-chang/great-companies-are-built-in-the-office-with-hard-work-put-in-by-a/)

[Emily Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-chang/)

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> [I believe in building great companies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-g-rubin/i-believe-in-building-great-companies/)

[Michael G. Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-g-rubin/)

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> [Great companies in the way they work, start with great leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/great-companies-in-the-way-they-work-start-with-great-leaders/)

[Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/)

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> [You don't see a lot of great companies built on easy problems to solve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aneel-bhusri/you-don-t-see-a-lot-of-great-companies-built-on-easy-problems-to-solve/)

[Aneel Bhusri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aneel-bhusri/)

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> [Great companies are built on great products.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/great-companies-are-built-on-great-products/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

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> [Great companies foster a productive tension between continuity and change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-c-collins/great-companies-foster-a-productive-tension-between-continuity-and/)

[James C. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-c-collins/)

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> [The root of great companies is make meaning vs. make money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-kawasaki/the-root-of-great-companies-is-make-meaning-vs-make-money/)

[Guy Kawasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-kawasaki/)

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> [Truly great companies are built on ideals, not just deals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watts/truly-great-companies-are-built-on-ideals-not-just-deals/)

[Alan Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-watts/)

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> [You don't know this when you're young, but over time, you see that great companies are usually built at a special point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duffield/you-don-t-know-this-when-you-re-young-but-over-time-you-see-that/)

[David Duffield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duffield/)

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> [Great companies are built by people who never stop thinking about ways to improve the business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-willard-marriott/great-companies-are-built-by-people-who-never-stop-thinking-about/)

[J. Willard Marriott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-willard-marriott/)

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> [Most great companies in tech have been built by personal referrals for the first...at least 100 employees and often many more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/most-great-companies-in-tech-have-been-built-by-personal-referrals/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/sam-altman-1494_built_most-great-companies-in-tech-have-been-b_779973.png)

> [A tremendous chief executive in a small market will never be great. All great companies start with great markets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-leone/a-tremendous-chief-executive-in-a-small-market-will-never-be-great/)

[Douglas Leone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-leone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/douglas-leone-22054_chief_a-tremendous-chief-executive-in-a-small_1770487.png)

> [Super fidelity requires constant investment and discipline, but great companies know how to do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-maney/super-fidelity-requires-constant-investment-and-discipline-but-great/)

[Kevin Maney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-maney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38e/kevin-maney-20879_company_super-fidelity-requires-constant-investm_2821224.jpg)

> [Good-to-great companies set their goals and strategies based on understanding; comparison companies set their goals and strategies based on bravado.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-c-collins/good-to-great-companies-set-their-goals-and-strategies-based-on/)

[James C. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-c-collins/)

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> [Great companies start because the founders want to change the world... not make a fast buck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-kawasaki/great-companies-start-because-the-founders-want-to-change-the-world-2/)

[Guy Kawasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-kawasaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/guy-kawasaki-1292_bucks_great-companies-start-because-the-founde_1133185.png)

> [“The origins of great companies inevitably start with the ideas and enterprise of great men.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-scott/the-origins-of-great-companies-inevitably-start-with-the-ideas-and/)

[Bill Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f1/bill-scott-28612_andrew-ewing_the-origins-of-great-companies-inevitabl_6352.jpg)

> [Great companies need to reinvent themselves. We can do that: we can stay relevant, we can grow, and we can stay successful.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frans-van-houten/great-companies-need-to-reinvent-themselves-we-can-do-that-we-can/)

[Frans van Houten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frans-van-houten/)

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> [“Enduring great companies preserve their core values and purpose while their business strategies and operating practices endlessly adapt to a changing world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-c-collins/enduring-great-companies-preserve-their-core-values-and-purpose-while/)

[James C. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-c-collins/)

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> [All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-bakshi/all-the-old-great-companies-were-run-by-guys-who-knew-what-an/)

[Ralph Bakshi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-bakshi/)

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> [The top 25 at every company really set the tone. Everyone watches them. They need to be present and focused. No slackers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-silverstein/the-top-25-at-every-company-really-set-the-tone-everyone-watches-them/)

[Michael J. Silverstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-silverstein/)

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> [Great companies have high cultures of accountability, it comes with this culture of criticism I was talking about before, and I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/great-companies-have-high-cultures-of-accountability-it-comes-with/)

[Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/)

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> [I look at Boston-based companies all the time... There's certainly great companies in Boston. If the deal makes sense on the merit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-levine/i-look-at-boston-based-companies-all-the-time-there-s-certainly-great/)

[Peter Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-levine/)

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> [Baidu and Google are great companies, but there are a lot of things you can do outside them. Just as electricity and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-ng/baidu-and-google-are-great-companies-but-there-are-a-lot-of-things/)

[Andrew Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-ng/)

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> [Some fast fashion companies do amazing environmentally friendly capsule collections, but wouldn't it be great if one of these companies just turned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amber-valletta/some-fast-fashion-companies-do-amazing-environmentally-friendly/)

[Amber Valletta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amber-valletta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/amber-valletta-9810_amazing_some-fast-fashion-companies-do-amazing-e_691806.png)

> [We have a lot of really great companies in Canada, and I think there's always been this fear that 'great' in Canada…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-lutke/we-have-a-lot-of-really-great-companies-in-canada-and-i-think-there-s/)

[Tobias Lutke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-lutke/)

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> [I consistently run into young adults who have quickly turned away from traditional jobs at great companies to try their hand at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maynard-webb/i-consistently-run-into-young-adults-who-have-quickly-turned-away/)

[Maynard Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maynard-webb/)

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> [One of the best investors around, Joel Greenblatt, has written a popular, charming and funny book about investing in great companies at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-einhorn/one-of-the-best-investors-around-joel-greenblatt-has-written-a/)

[David Einhorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-einhorn/)

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> [Great companies create an environment in which employees act like owners. They do this through clear communication, articulation of clear vision and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-s-kaplan/great-companies-create-an-environment-in-which-employees-act-like/)

[Robert S. Kaplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-s-kaplan/)

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> [Individuals don't build great companies, teams do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-suster/individuals-don-t-build-great-companies-teams-do/)

[Mark Suster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-suster/)

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> [Great companies with the way they work, first start with great leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/great-companies-with-the-way-they-work-first-start-with-great-leaders/)

[Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/)

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> [The great companies get built by their founders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-andreessen/the-great-companies-get-built-by-their-founders/)

[Marc Andreessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-andreessen/)

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> [Not one of the good-to-great companies focused obsessively on growth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-c-collins/not-one-of-the-good-to-great-companies-focused-obsessively-on-growth/)

[James C. Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-c-collins/)

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> [“leaders of great companies are both very humble and very persistent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-j-marquardt/leaders-of-great-companies-are-both-very-humble-and-very-persistent/)

[Michael J. Marquardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-j-marquardt/)

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> [Investing is where you find a few great companies and then sit on your ass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/investing-is-where-you-find-a-few-great-companies-and-then-sit-on/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed0/charlie-munger-458_ass_investing-is-where-you-find-a-few-great_1584176.jpg)

> [Good companies will meet needs; great companies will create markets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-kotler/good-companies-will-meet-needs-great-companies-will-create-markets/)

[Philip Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-kotler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/philip-kotler-8278_business_good-companies-will-meet-needs-great-com_2363210.jpg)

> [“Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-gallagher/peak-how-great-companies-get-their-mojo-from-maslow/)

[Leigh Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-gallagher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1e/leigh-gallagher-51917_business_peak-how-great-companies-get-their-mojo_683639.jpg)

> [Great companies don't just have one founding moment. They have many founding moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dorsey/great-companies-don-t-just-have-one-founding-moment-they-have-many/)

[Jack Dorsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dorsey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/597/jack-dorsey-10448_business_great-companies-don-t-just-have-one-foun_198004.png)

> [Great companies are defined by their discipline and their understanding of who they are and who they are not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-schultz/great-companies-are-defined-by-their-discipline-and-their/)

[Howard Schultz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-schultz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b71/howard-schultz-1317_business_great-companies-are-defined-by-their-dis_3132101.png)

> [The more entrepreneurs in the world that are getting their ideas financed, the more great companies there are going to be that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-wilson/the-more-entrepreneurs-in-the-world-that-are-getting-their-ideas/)

[Fred Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/fred-wilson-8631_business_the-more-entrepreneurs-in-the-world-that_12152.png)

> [I must say I have turned down several great companies, so I'd probably say I have to keep learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mcclure/i-must-say-i-have-turned-down-several-great-companies-so-i-d-probably/)

[Dave McClure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mcclure/)

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