If a single word can disheart someone then a single word can bring a massive change in a person. Why we read quotes? The answer is very simple; in order to motivate ourselves. A man should never forget to motivate himself by reading the quotes and sayings of the great strugglers and successful persons of the world. If you want to create history in your profession then never forget to read those that are experience of your field. A person willing to pursue his career in computer field must read the history of Bill Gates. Anyone who wants to do something especially in mobile world then he must go for Steve Jobs.
The purpose of all this is to get the daily dose of motivation and determination. Just say never to never and continue till the dream become reality. Always follow a person who is a struggler and achiever and also follow those as well who although not succeeded but are not ready to accept the defeat. Here are some business growth and startup quotes to motivate you and increase your determination towards your ultimate objectives and goals.
- Abraham Lincoln
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
- Benjamin Franklin
“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
- Henry Ford
“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t–you’re right.”
- Joel Barker
Speed is useful only if you are running in the right direction.
- Peter Drucker
“The business enterprise has two — and only two — basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results; all the rest are costs.”
- Sun Tzu
“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”
- Frank Howard Clark
“We find comfort among those who agree with us – growth among those who don’t.”
- Andy Rooney
“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.”
- James Cash Penney
“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.”
- Theodore Roosevelt
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing and the next best thing is the wrong thing – the worst thing you can do is nothing.”
- Casey Neistat
“The most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe.”
- George Bernard Shaw
“Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.”
- Ingvar Kamprad
“Making mistakes is the privilege of the active. It is always the mediocre people who are negative, who spend their time proving that they were not wrong.”
- Mats Lederhausen
“Think big, start small, then scale or fail fast.”
- David Ogilvy
“The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying.”
- Orison Swett Marden
“All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.”
- Ellen Glasgow
“All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.”
- Zig Ziglar
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.”
- Robin Saitz
“Don’t put it off. Do it now. You don’t know what will happen in three years.”
- Sarah Lacy
“The biggest barrier to starting a company isn’t ideas, funding or experiences. It’s excuses.”
- Blake Ross,
“The next big thing is the one that makes the last big thing usable.”
- Will Smith
“Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity.”
- Donald Trump
“As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.”
- Jack Dorsey
“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”
- Dave Thomas
“What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.”
- Joel Spolsky
“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”
- Michael Arrington
“The best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.”
- Seth Godin
“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.”
- Richard Branson
“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over.”
- Jeff Bezos
“I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.”
- Pierre Omidyar
“If you’re passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.”
- Russell Simmons
“You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.”
- Michael Bloomberg
“Don’t be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don’t let the bastards get you down.”
- Michael Hammer & James Champy
“An organization becomes bewildered rather than energized when it’s asked to do too much at once.”
- James Cash Penney
“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.”
- Edward Abbey
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”
- Bruce Lee
“Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one’s potential.”
- Ron Conway
“Any time is a good time to start a company.”
- Tony Hsieh
“Chase the vision, not the money; the money will end up following you.”
- Chris Sacca
“Simplicity is hard to build, easy to use, and hard to charge for. Complexity is easy to build, hard to use, and easy to charge for.”
