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50 Small Business Quotes to motivate you
Apr 07, 2020
Need a little motivation to keep going when the going gets tough? This collection of inspirational and motivational wisdom will recharge your mindset and business.
01. " A big business starts small "
- Richard Branson
02. " If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse. "
- Jim Rohn
03. " There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team. "
- Jason Fried
04. " To build a successful business, you must start small and dream big. "
- Aliko Dangote
05. " Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try. "
- John F Kennedy
06. " Put yourself in your customer's shoes. "
- Unknown
07. " What is not started will never get finished. "
- Napoleon Hill
08. " The best investor is your customer. "
- Esther Dyson
09. " Chase the vision, Not the money. "
- Tony Hsieh, Founder, Zappos
10. " Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. "
- Winston Churchill
11. " Play by the rules, but be ferocious. "
- Phil Knight
12. " Every problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow. "
- Anthony Robbins
13. " Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. "
- Henry David Thoreau
14. " I don’t know the word ‘quit.’ Either I never did, or I have abolished it. "
- Susan Butcher
15. " Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. "
- Theodore Roosevelt
16. " If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time. "
- Steve Jobs
17. " Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there. "
- Will Rodgers
18. " Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you’re going to do now and do it. " - William Durant
19. " Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. "
- Albert Einstein
20. " The first one gets the oyster, the second gets the shell. "
- Andrew Carnegie
21. " The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. "
- Walt Disney
22. " Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t, you’re right! "
- Henry Ford
23. " There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning fromfailure. " - Colin Powell
24. " I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity. "
- Oprah Winfrey
25. " The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary "
- Vidal Sassoon
26. " The only way around is through. "
- Robert Frost
27. " Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion. "
- Tony Hsieh
28. " If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. "
- Jim Rohn
29. " All progress takes place outside the comfort zone. "
- Michael John Bobak
30. " Fall seven times and stand up eight. "
- Japanese Proverb
31. " If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you. "
- Zig Ziglar
32. " The value of an idea lies in the using of it. "
- Thomas Edison
33. " Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. "
- Bill Gates
34. " It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. "
- Scott Belsky
35. " Best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch. "
- Michael Arrington
36. " In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination. "
- Steve Case
37. " Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you. "
- Tony Hsieh
38. " A person who is quietly confident makes the best leader. "
- Fred Wilson
39. " Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical. "
- Howard Schultz
40. " If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it! "
- Jonathan Winters
41. " Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich. "
- Henry Ford
42. " Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes. "
- Zig Ziglar
43. " A goal is a dream with a deadline. "
- Napoleon Hill
44. " Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only if there are enough of them. "
- Seth Godin
45. " Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners. "
- Robert T. Kiyosaki
46. " If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance. "
- Abraham Lincoln
47. " If you don't understand the details of your business you are going to fail. "
- Jeff Bezos
48. " I myself am a parent in a small business. Number of employees: one. "
- P. J. O'Rourke
49. " It's tough for people to get into business, especially a small business. "
- Fred DeLuca
50. " Anytime you own a small business, it's all you. There is nobody to fall back on. "
- Sabaa Tahir
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