Top 10 Quotes to Inspire the Entrepreneur in You

“My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had — everyday I’m learning something new.” ~ Richard Branson

“One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don’t choose your passions; your passions choose you.” ~ Jeff Bezos

“Without passion, you don’t have energy; without energy, you have nothing. Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.” ~ Donald Trump

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~ Mark Twain

“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” ~ Vince Lombardi

“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” ~ Henry Ford

“Always deliver more than expected.” ~ Larry Page, co-founder of Google

“Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.” ~ Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks

“The very first company I started failed with a great bang. The second one failed a little bit less, but still failed. The third one, you know, proper failed, but it was kind of okay. I recovered quickly. Number four almost didn’t fail. It still didn’t really feel great, but it did okay. Number five was PayPal.” ~

Max Levchin, former CTO of PayPal

“The media wants overnight successes (so they have someone to tear down). Ignore them. Ignore the early adopter critics that never have enough to play with. Ignore your investors that want proven tactics and predictable instant results. Listen instead to your real customers, to your vision and make something for the long haul. Because that’s how long it’s going to take, guys.” ~ Seth Godin