15 quotes from the hottest CEOs

Business Insider recently published its list of The Sexiest CEOs Alive. As it turns out, these executives don't just have pretty faces and hot companies, they're also full of inspirational insights and fascinating outlooks on business, success and getting ahead:

Richard Branson (Virgin Group)

“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and by falling over.”



Brian Chesky (Airbnb)

“Build something 100 people love, not something 1 million people kind of like.”



Marissa Mayer (Yahoo!)

“If you can find something that you’re really passionate about, whether you’re a man or a woman comes a lot less into play. Passion is a gender neutralising force.”



Mary Barra (General Motors)

“Do every job you’re in like you’re going to do it for the rest of your life and demonstrate ownership of it.”



Jonah Peretti (Buzzfeed)

“People don’t do good work when they feel like losers and are second-class citizens within their own company.”



Alexa Von Tobel (Learnvest.Com)

“When everyone zigs, zag. Life is all about trying to get somewhere first.”



Bob Iger (The Walt Disney Co)

“What I’ve really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.”



Tory Burch (Tory Burch)

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



Elon Musk, (Space X And Tesla Motors)

“If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.”

“The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.”

“Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”



Sophia Amoruso (Nasty Gal)

“You can’t act like you’ve arrived when you’re only just receiving the invitation.”



Blake Mycoskie (Toms Shoes)

“The goal isn’t how much money you make, but how much you help people.”



Jack Dorsey (Twitter)

“Success is never accidental.”



Jeff Weiner (LinkedIn)

“In order to inspire people, that’s going to have to come from somewhere deep inside of you.”