Whether you are looking for motivation on an early Monday morning or seeking confidence before a big meeting, these inspirational quotes from 50 entrepreneurs will put positive thoughts into your mind and steer you in the right direction. Quote 1: “A very wise old man who taught me about TV once told me if you can be right 60 percent of the time, you’ll own the world.” -Kerry Packer Quote 2: “Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.” –Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO Quote 3: “I don’t try to jump over seven-foot bars; I just look around for one-foot bars that I can step over.” -Warren Buffett Quote 4: I’d always thought that economics was about creating wealth and distributing it. I came back home and Dad taught me far more than anything I learned at university. -Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting CEO Quote 5: “The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” –Nolan Bushnell, Entrepreneur Quote 6: “I’m not superstitious – the harder Dick Smith works the luckier he gets. But I have absolutely no qualifications.” -Dick Smith, Entrepreneur Quote 7: “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” –Steve Jobs, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Apple Quote 8: “It’s almost always harder to raise capital than you thought it would be, and it always takes longer. So plan for that.” –Richard Harroch, Venture Capitalist and Author Quote 9: “Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.” –Drew Houston, Dropbox Co-Founder and CEO Quote 10: “Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.” –Guy Kawasaki, Alltop Co-Founder and Entrepreneur Quote 11: “Any time is a good time to start a company.” –Ron Conway, Noted Startup Investor, SV Angel Quote 12: “The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world.” –Marc Benioff, Salesforce CEO Quote 13: “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” –Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister Quote 14: “Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.” –Michael Dell, Dell Chairman and CEO Quote 15: “I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.” –Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder and CEO Quote 16: “If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.” –Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn Co-Founder and Venture Capitalist Quote 17: “The way to get started is to quit talking and start doing.” –Walt Disney, Co-Founder, Disney Quote 18: “Projections are just bullshit. They’re just guesses.” –Jason Fried, Founder, 37Signals Quote 19: “User experience is everything. It always has been, but it’s undervalued and underinvested in. If you don’t know user-centered design, study it. Hire people who know it. Obsess over it. Live and breathe it. Get your whole company on board.” –Evan Williams, Co-Founder, Twitter Quote 20: “Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well.” –Jack London, Author Quote 21: “Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.” –Nelson Mandela, South African Leader Quote 22: “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” –Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister Quote 23: “Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.” –Tony Hsieh, Zappos CEO Quote 24: “What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.” –Dave Thomas, Founder, Wendy’s Quote 25: “As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.” –Donald Trump, The Trump Organization President Quote 26: “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t — you’re right.” –Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company Founder Quote 27: “Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.” –Dale Carnegie, Author and Motivational Speaker Quote 28: “You shouldn’t focus on why you can’t do something, which is what most people do. You should focus on why perhaps you can, and be one of the exceptions.” –Steve Case, AOL Co-Founder and CEO Quote 29: “Always deliver more than expected.” –Larry Page, Co-Founder, Google Quote 30: “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” –Mary Kay Ash, Mary Kay Cosmetics Founder Quote 31: “Screw it; let’s just do it.”–Richard Branson, Virgin Group Founder Quote 32: “Even if you don’t have the perfect idea to begin with, you can likely adapt.”–Victoria Ransom, Wildfire Interactive Co-Founder Quote 33: “High expectations are the key to everything.” –Sam Walton, Walmart Founder Quote 34: “Don’t be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities, and don’t let the bastards get you down.” –Michael Bloomberg, Former Mayor of New York and Founder of Bloomberg L.P. Quote 35: “You can be pursuing a profession because your parents say it’s the best thing. You can be pursuing a profession because you think you will make a lot of money. You can be pursuing a profession because you think you are going to get a lot of attention. None of that will do you any good if you are not being honest with yourself.”– Oprah Winfrey Quote 36: “Trust your instincts.” –Estée Lauder, Founder, Estée Lauder “Make your team feel respected, empowered and genuinely excited about the company’s mission.” –Tim Westergen, Pandora Founder Quote 37: “If you’re not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.” –Ray Kroc, McDonald’s Founder Quote 38: “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into smaller manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” –Mark Twain, American Humorist and Author Quote 39: “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” –Bill Gates, Microsoft Founder and former CEO Quote 40: “Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.” –Stephen R. Covey, Author Quote 41: “If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.” –Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder and CEO Quote 42: “In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed.” –Sid Caesar, Entertainer Quote 43: “Wonder what your customer really wants? Ask. Don’t tell.” –Lisa Stone, BlogHer Co-Founder and CEO Quote 44: “If you’re passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.” –Pierre Omidyar, eBay Founder and Chairman Quote 45: “When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.” –Josh James, Omniture CEO and Co-Founder Quote 46: “Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress.” –Seth Godin, Author Quote 47: “Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle and a victory.” –Mahatma Gandhi, Political and Spiritual Leader Quote 48: “I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying.” – Jay Z Quote 49: “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” –Steve Jobs, Co-Founder and CEO, Apple 50: “Never, never, never give up.” –Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister
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