The Secrets to Their Success? Quotes From Famous Entrepreneurs (PART 2)

There is no simple formula for creating sucessful business. Luckily, there is an easy way to improve your chances. And that's by listening of those who have done it already.

With that in mind, here are several quotes from the 25 famous entrepreneurs..

TAKING INITIATIVE

IF You Don't Take A Chance , You Don't Stand A Chance ~Anonymous

1) “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, creator of beauty products and the first female self-made millionaire 

2) “The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.”

-Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari & Chuck E. Cheese’s

3) “The key is to just get on the bike, and the key to getting on the bike… is to stop thinking about ‘there are a bunch of reasons I might fall off’ and just hop on and peddle the damned thing. You can pick up a map, a tire pump, and better footwear along the way.” 

-Dick Costolo, founder of Feedburner.com

4) “The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try.” 

-Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies

The Secrets to Their Success? Quotes From Famous Entrepreneurs (PART 1)

There is no simple formula for creating a successful business. Luckily, there is an easy way to improve your chances.  And that’s by listening to the wisdom of those who have done it already.

With that in mind, here are 25 quotes from famous entrepreneurs..

INSPIRATION

1) "If you can dream it, you can do it."
-Walt Disney, founder of The Walt Disney Company


2) "Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one coming."
-Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Enterprises


3) “Capital isn't that important in business. Experience isn't that important. You can get both of these things. What is important is ideas.”
-Harvey Firestone, founder of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.


4) “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
-Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and Pixar


5) “Find your passion… then it is no longer work!”
-L.A. Reid, co-founder of LaFace Records

CONTINUE === > TAKING INITIATIVE