Quotes from Famous Entrepreneurs

from Think Grow Think.com 3/08 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz

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 already done it. With that in mind, here are quotes from famous entrepreneurs…

INSPIRATION from SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” -Walt Disney

“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming along.” -Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Enterprises (So if you miss the first, grab the next best. Wiz4.biz)

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

“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 & intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” -Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and Pixar

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

TAKING INITIATIVE

“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! And I did! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!” -Madam C.J. Walker, creator of Heauty products and the first female self-made $1M millionaire

“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

“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 as hard as you can. You can pick up a map, a tire pump, & better footwear along the way.” -Dick Costolo, founder of Feedburner.com

“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 [And she more $$ selling here Account Package to other companies, than in selling cookies. Wiz4biz]

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