Top 40 Tory Burch Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “If it doesn’t scare you, you’re probably not dreaming big enough.”

— Tory Burch

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2. “Having an environment that is supportive is really important for success.”

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3. “I’m always perpetually out of my comfort zone.”

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4. “Being an entrepreneur isn’t just a job title, and it isn’t just about starting a company. It’s a state of mind. It’s about seeing connections others can’t, seizing opportunities others won’t, and forging new directions that others haven’t.”

— Tory Burch

5. “I like being straightforward. We can deal with anything as long as it’s on the table.”

— Tory Burch

6. “One of my greatest talents is recognizing talent in others and giving them the forum to shine.”

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7. “I’ve learned time management, organization and I have priorities.”

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8. “My biggest challenge every day is to be a great mother and a great businesswoman.”

— Tory Burch

9. “Never underestimate the impact of a small act.”

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10. “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.”

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11. “There’s always a stigma attached to the word ‘ambition’ and women. I’ve embraced it. Ambition is NOT a four-letter word and women have to embrace that.”

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12. “Ambition is not a four-letter word and women have to embrace that.”

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13. “Women have to embrace ambition if they want to. I had a lot of trouble taking compliments in the beginning, and it’s really important for women to embrace their title.”

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14. “We need to get women to the point where they aren’t apologizing. Its time to take ownership in our success.”

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15. “Remember: if the most unique ideas were obvious to everyone, there wouldn’t be entrepreneurs. The one thing that every entrepreneurial journey has in common is that there are many, many steps on the road to success.”

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16. “Even if you’re not yet an entrepreneur, you can be entrepreneurial in everything you do. If you view each stop as an opportunity to learn something, there is always something you will take away from that experience.”

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17. “When I started my company, many people said I shouldn’t launch it as a retail concept because it was too big a risk. They told me to launch as a wholesaler to test the waters – because that was the traditional way.”

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18. “I like being behind the scene.”

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19. “I just like easy clothes – comfort.”

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20. “Each job I had wasn’t necessarily the perfect job, but I always talk to young women about how you really have to take certain things from each job and learn from that and then move on to something you really want to do.”

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21. “I think women do work differently; it’s important to have both men and women. They offer different things.”

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22. “I am always interested in designing things that have a great price point attached to it.”

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23. “For me, if I can design beautiful things that have the price be lower, I am thrilled.”

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24. “Big businesses can help by engaging aspiring entrepreneurs and promoting initiatives which support small businesses from within.”

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25. “I love exploring New York and I think that’s what is so exciting about it. You find places that you’ve never heard of or seen before all the time.”

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26. “My company is an extension of me, so when I designed my stores I wanted people to feel that they were in my home.”

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27. “I’ve been writing an ongoing letter to my children since they were born, full of recollections of their childhoods. I’ve filled two journals. It’s a great thing to do as a mother – you forget a lot as you go along, but reading over what you’ve written brings all the memories back.”

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28. “I grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania, where my parents raised German shepherds – we had about 30 dogs at any given time.”

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29. “When I think about fashion I think women will never lose that appetite for fashion.”

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30. “It’s a gift to be able to give access.”

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31. “I think when I was on the corporate ladder, it was very difficult to maintain the hours. It’s a little easier when you have you’re an entrepreneur.”

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32. “I’m very forgiving so I forgive most things, really.”

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33. “I could eat gazpacho three times a day.”

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34. “I think women want to look beautiful. I think that’s an important thing. It is relevant.”

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35. “It was ingrained in me to be gracious.”

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36. “I wanted to help women and their families.”

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37. “I would love to do special products for specific countries. As we go ahead and learn the territories, we’re going to do exclusives for each area.”

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38. “I never go out during the day without sunglasses.”

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39. “I wanted to create a new way of looking at retail.”

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40. “I just love the energy of going into different areas of New York.”

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41. “I wanted stores that would feel like a comfortable room in my apartment, cozy and colorful and different.”

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42. “It’s very passe to think women want to spend a fortune on clothes.”

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