
25 Inspirational quotes for Entrepreneurs
I believe one thing we all must never fall short of is some motivation here and there on some of our toughest days. That’s why I have decided to pull together these inspirational quotes that will keep entrepreneurs going.
Motivation is a form of medicine. Everyone needs it occasionally. With that, let’s get to the 25 inspirational quotes I’ve pulled from popular inspirational figures all over the world.
Here we go:
1. “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” -Maya Angelou
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2. “Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”
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3. “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.” -Rosa Parks
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4. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” -Ayn Rand
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5. “My best successes came on the heels of failures.” -Barbara Corcoran
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6. “If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.” -Dolly Parton
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7. “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t — you’re right.”
– Henry Ford, Founder; Ford Motor Company
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8. 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
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9. “You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over.”
– Richard Branson, Founder; Virgin Group
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10. “Before dreaming about the future or making plans, you need to articulate what you already have going for you – as entrepreneurs do.”
– Reid Hoffman, co-founder LinkedIn
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11. “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.”
– Steve Jobs
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12. “The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.”
– Seth Godin
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13. “Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.”
– Arianna Huffington
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14. “There are lots of bad reasons to start a company. But there’s only one good, legitimate reason, and I think you know what it is: it’s to change the world.”
– Phil Libin, CEO Evernote
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15. Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. –Napoleon Hill
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16. “Everything started as nothing.”
– Ben Weissenstein
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17. There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. –Aristotle
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18. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. –Wayne Gretzky
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19. Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is. –Vince Lombardi
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20. Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. –Anais Nin
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21. In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure. –Bill Cosby
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22. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. – Albert Einstein
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23. There are no traffic jams along the extra mile. –Roger Staubach
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24. Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. –Eleanor Roosevelt
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25. Nothing is impossible, the word itself says, “I’m possible!” –Audrey Hepburn
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