Good Quotes From Famous Entrepreneurs

You can learn a great deal about people’s attitudes to success and find motivation by reading quotes from people who have achieved success. If you are looking for some inspiration in starting your own business, this list of quotes from famous entrepreneurs should help inspire you.

“When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.”

- Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics

Nobody talks about entrepreneurship as survival, but that’s exactly what it is and what nurtures creative thinking. Running that first shop taught me business is not financial science; it’s about trading: buying and selling.”

- Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop

“Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you’re generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don’t make.”

- Donald Trump

“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!”

- Madam C.J. Walker, America’s first black female millionaire

“A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.”

-Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com founder

There was never any fear for me, no fear of failure. If I miss a shot, so what?

Michael Jordan