50+ famous motivational and inspirational quotations for entrepreneurs
Published by admin on August 18th, 2009 | Tagged Achievers, Billionaires, Business, Entrepreneurship
Here is a list of some famous quotations which motivate and inspire us to pursue our dreams and acheive something big.
Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one’s monopoly.-Dhirubhai Ambani
Meeting the deadlines is not good enough, beating the deadlines is my expectation.-Dhirubhai Ambani
Pursue your goals even in the face of difficulties, and convert adversities into opportunities.-Dhirubhai Ambani
Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right.-Henry Ford
My son is now an “entrepreneur.” That’s what you’re called when you don’t have a job. -Ted Turner
Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise.-Ted Turner
I have had all of the disadvantages required for success.-Larry Ellison
When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for everyone telling you you’re nuts-Larry Ellison
You do not require an invitation to make profits.-Dhirubhai Ambani
A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship -John D Rockefeller
Paths are made by walking and walking down beaten paths is for beaten men-Subhash Chandra of Zee TV
Success breeds complacency, complacency breeds failure, Only the paranoid survive-By Andrew Grove
I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute.-Warren Buffett
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.-John D. Rockefeller
If you can count your money, you don’t have a billion dollars.-J. Paul Getty
No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or “get rich” in business by being a conformist.-J. Paul Getty
It’s kind of fun to do the impossible-Walt Disney
Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude.-Zig Ziglar
Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.-Bill Gates
The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.-Peter Drucker
The best way to predict the future is to create it.-Peter Drucker
Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.-Richard Branson
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.-Steve Jobs
Plans are nothing, Planning is everything-Dwight D. Eisenhower
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.-Winston Churchill
Real difficulties can be overcome; it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.-Theodore N. Vail
Fall seven times, stand up eight.-Japanese Proverb
Don’t be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.-Grace Hansen
If you are going through hell, keep going.-Winston Churchill
Adversity causes some men to break, others to break records.-William A Ward
I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.-Jonathan Winters
Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second rate version of somebody else.-Judy Garland
The journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.-Confucius
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.-Confucius
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.-Confucius
Winners never quit and quitters never win.-Vince Lombardi
Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.-Vince Lombardi
Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.-Donald Trump
As long as your going to be thinking anyway, think big.-Donald Trump
Sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make.-Donald Trump
Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail.-Charles F. Kettering
Impossible only means that you haven’t found the solution yet.-Anonymous
Success is determined by those who prove the impossible, possible.-James W. Pence
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.-Napoleon Bonaparte
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.-T S Eliot
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.-Albert Einstein
The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.-Walter Bagehot
If you can dream it, you can do it.-Walt Disney
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.- Thomas Edison
Entrepreneurship is the last refuge of the trouble making individual.-Natalie Clifford Barney
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.-Bill Gates
If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete.-Jack Welch
If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.-Vince Lombardi
When you cease to dream, you cease to live.-Malcolm Forbes
Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune.-Jim Rohn



August 23rd, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Its very worthy to read this post. You are right that these are most insprational question.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:28 am
reading these quotes has made me realise that am no diffrent from them
August 24th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
WOW!!!
These are gems worthy of a read every hour. Great compilation I must say.
August 27th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Very cool post… I love all these quotes especially “My son is now an “entrepreneur.” That’s what you’re called when you don’t have a job.”.. LOL… Thanks for this post… Really enjoyed a lot.
August 31st, 2009 at 4:36 am
Yes that is great quotation, one of my favourites.
September 1st, 2009 at 2:39 am
After reading these quotations and analyzing these i found that these are best.
September 1st, 2009 at 2:46 am
These quotations are not only for entrepreneurs but we can also learn a lot from these.
September 20th, 2009 at 3:12 am
What awesome quotes, there are alot of great quotes, that it is so hard for me to choose which is my favorite, hehe =D
Till then,
Jean
December 8th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Life is that distance between birth and death.. I give it 100 years. Now you know how much time you have left. Don’t procrastinate. Later is now..
December 20th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
details,
details,…
things to do,
things to get done,
don’t bother me with details,
just tell me when they’re done.
James Lionel Price said that-although a fictional character-i do find this quote really amusing.
January 5th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
“My son is now an “entrepreneur.” That’s what you’re called when you don’t have a job.” -Ted Turner
Thats not inspirational , its just really really funny =]
January 19th, 2010 at 8:30 am
beautiful collection.
one of my thoughts;
the word impossible is there in my dictionary, that is why i know it means i m possible
January 21st, 2010 at 1:50 pm
great collection