business motivational quotes

“Never give up. Great things take time.”

— Unknown

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"Success depends on employees. For me knowing and connecting with my employees is very important." -Divine Ndhlukula, founder and managing director of DDNS Security Operations Ltd

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"Don’t let others convince you that the idea is good when your gut tells you it’s bad." -Kevin Rose, co-founded Digg

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"If you’re starting something on your own, you better have a passion for it, because this is hard work." -Sallie Krawcheck, Co-founder of Ellevest

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"Be nicer to your customers than your competitors." -Richard Reed, Co-Founder of Innocent Drinks

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"Passion, creativity, and resilience are the most crucial skills in business. If you’ve got those, you’re ready to embark on the journey." -Jo Malone, Founder of Jo Malone

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"Don’t try to do everything by yourself, but try to connect with people and resources. Having that discipline and perseverance is really important." -Chieu Cao, Co-founder of Perkbox

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"It’s necessary to find a mentor who can invest time to know your personal capabilities and business model." -Nigel Davies, Founder of Claromentis

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I'm always tweaking, always trying to make it better, constantly moving the levers and dials." -Steve Ells, founder and co-CEO of Chipotle

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"It starts with not having a hangover with the way things used to be." -Kevin Plank, founder and CEO of Under Armour

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"Sometimes, it doesn’t hurt to ask. I have been in the news many times just by calling on the news channel and asking them about featuring my business." -Lori Cheek, Founder of Cheekd

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"Remain self-funded as long as possible." -Garrett Camp, Co-founder of Uber, StumbleUpon, and Expa

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“Customer service is an opportunity to exceed your customer’s expectations.”

— John Jantsch, Author Duct Tape Marketing, Speaker and Author

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“A winner never stops trying.”

— Tom Landry, American Football Player and Coach

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“If you make customers unhappy in the physical world, they might each tell six friends. If you make customers unhappy on the internet, they can each tell 6,000.” 

– Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon

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“You don’t need to have a 100–person company to develop that idea.”

 – Larry Page, co-founder of Google

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“The most successful entrepreneurs I know are optimistic. It’s part of the job description.” 

― Caterina Fake, founder of Flickr

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“It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.”

— Bill Gates, Microsoft Founder

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“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”

— C.S. Lewis, British Writer and Lay Theologian.

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“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”

— Bruce Lee, Actor, Director, Martial Artist and Philosopher

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“The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.”  

-John C. Maxwell

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“Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.”

-Norman Ralph Augustine

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“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.”

-Theodore Roosevelt

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“The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.”

— Hasidic Proverb

“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”

-Jim Rohn

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

“You will never be completely ready. Start from wherever you are.”

-C.J. Hayden

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”

-Frederick Douglass

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”

-Zig Ziglar

 “You must not only aim right but draw the bow with all your might.”

— Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, philosopher, and historian.

 “It’s not an experiment if you know it’s going to work.”

— Jeff Bezos, Founder, Chairman, CEO, and President of Amazon

 “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft

“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

“An obstacle is often a stepped stone.”

— William Prescott, Military Commander