Article updated Sept. 3, 2017
Being an entrepreneur can be challenging, rewarding, frustrating, satisfying, disappointing, and exhilarating. To help you through all the highs and lows of starting your own business, I’ve gathered some of my favorite inspirational quotes for entrepreneurs. Let these words of wisdom motivate you on every step of your entrepreneurial journey:
1. “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” –Steve Jobs, Co-Founder of Apple
2. “Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” -Confucius, Philosopher
3. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein, Physicist
4. “Stay self-funded as long as possible.” -Garrett Camp, Co-Founder of Uber
5. “If you are going through hell, keep going.” -Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister
6. “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.” -Michelangelo, Artist
7. “Business opportunities are like buses: there’s always another one coming.” -Richard Branson, Chairman and Founder of Virgin Group
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8. “Done is better than perfect.” -Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
9. “Any time is a good time to start a company.” -Ron Conway, noted Startup Investor, SV Angel
10. “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” -Tony Robbins, Motivational Speaker
11. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” -Socrates, Greek Philosopher
12. “If you want to build a successful business, make sure you have three things—a big market opportunity, great people, and more than enough capital.” -Richard Harroch, Venture Capitalist, Author, and Entrepreneur
13. “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” -Vince Lombardi, Famed Football Coach
14. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” -Mark Twain, Writer
15. “Everyone has an idea, but it’s really about executing the idea and attracting other people to help you with the idea.” -Jack Dorsey, Entrepreneur, Co-Founder of Twitter
16. “It’s not about money or connections. It’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone when it comes to your business. And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time.” -Mark Cuban, Entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” Judge
17. “Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress.” -Seth Godin, Author
18. “If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be ‘meetings.’” -Dave Barry, Humorist
19. “Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise.” -Ted Turner, Entrepreneur and Businessman
20. “The price of inaction is far greater than then cost of a mistake.” -Meg Whitman, CEO of HP
21. “If Plan A doesn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters.” -Claire Cook, Author
