People ask me all the time, ‘How can I become a successful entrepreneur?’ And I have to be honest: It’s one of my least favorite questions, because if you’re waiting for someone else’s advice to become an entrepreneur, chances are you’re not one. – Michael Dell
But as an entrepreneur you have to feel like you can jump out of an aeroplane because your confident that you’ll catch a bird flying by. Its an act of stupidity, and most entrepreneurs go splay because the bird doesn’t come by, but a few times it does. – Reed Hastings
The life purpose of the true social entrepreneur is to change the world. – Bill Drayton
When I’m old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say ‘wow, that was an adventure,’ not ‘wow, I sure felt safe.’ – Tom Preston-Werner
It’s almost always harder to raise capital than you thought it would be, and it always takes longer. So plan for that. – Richard Harroch
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. – Chinese proverb.
Business opportunities are like buses: there’s always another one coming. – Richard Branson
For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference. – Richard Branson
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender, it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment. – Stephen Covey
The thing most people don’t pick up when they become an entrepreneur is that it never ends. It’s 24/7. – Robert Kiyosaki
I’d rather invest in an entrepreneur who has failed before than one who assumes success from day one. – Kevin O’Leary
I think entrepreneurs… can think long term and find solutions and go in the way for long term solutions and not short-term. – Carlos Slim
I have had some great successes and great failures. I think every entrepreneur has. I try to learn from all of them. – Kevin O’Leary
I consider myself an inventor first and an entrepreneur second. In real life, my hero is Thomas Edison. He was a great inventor, but also an outstanding entrepreneur who was able to sell his inventions to the masses. He didn’t just develop the light bulb; he invented the entire electric grid and power distribution system. – Aaron Patzer
When you cease to dream you cease to live – Malcolm Forbes
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. – Robert Frost
If you want to be an entrepreneur, its not a job, it’s a lifestyle. It defines you. Forget about vacations, about going home at 6pm – last thing at night you’ll send emails, first thing in the morning you’ll read emails, and you” wake up in the middle of the night. But its hugely rewarding as you’re fulfilling something for yourself. – Niklas Zennstrom
In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision. – Peter F. Drucker
You need a big vision and some lofty ambition to change the world, even if the world you aspire to change is only your own local community. Dream big and take action toward those ambitions.
You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky
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