10 Quotes to Inspire Entrepreneurs

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the Facebook social network – Photo: CNBC

Dreams Will Never Come True If You Do Not Pursue Them.

1. Catherine Cook – Co-founder of MyYearbook (now MeetMe)

“To businesspeople: if you want to do something, do it now. Otherwise, you will regret it.”

Usually, our greatest regrets concern things we did not do in life. Cook encourages young people to pursue their ambitions rather than wait and later complain about what they could have achieved.

2. Vince Lombardi – Head coach of the Green Bay Packers football team from 1959–1967

“Winners Never Quit; Quitters Never Win”

Perseverance and determination are the keys to every victory, whether in entrepreneurship or another field.

3. Jeff Bezos – Chairman of the Board and CEO of Amazon.com

“One of the greatest mistakes people make is forcing themselves to be interested in something. You do not choose your passion; your passion chooses you.”

Jeff Bezos encourages young entrepreneurs to discover what inspires them in life and pursue it. Entrepreneurs cannot live someone else's dreams and pursue them on their behalf.

4. Peter Drucker – Management consultant

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

You control your own destiny. Find what you want, move toward it, and seize it. It will not come to you on its own.

5. Walt Disney – Co-founder of The Walt Disney Company

“The way to get started is to stop talking and start doing.”

Sometimes overly detailed planning takes you far from the original idea and even discourages you. Get started as soon as you can.

6. Steve Jobs – Co-founder of Apple

‘Your time is limited, so do not live someone else's life.’

Spend time living your own passion instead of trying to meet other people’s expectations of you.

7. Henry Ford – Founder of Ford Motor Company

‘Failure is merely a place to rest. It is an opportunity to begin again more intelligently.’

Every failure is an opportunity to gain more knowledge and experience for a stronger new beginning.

8. Larry Page, co-founder of Google

“You do not need a company with 100 employees to develop an idea.”

Every startup begins with a small group of people sharing a common purpose, passion, and aspiration.

9. President-elect Donald Trump

“If You Are Going to Think, Think Big”

Former U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt famously said: “Small minds discuss people. Average minds discuss events. Great minds discuss ideas.”

10. Bill Gates – Microsoft Co-founder

“In my twenties, I never took a single day off. Not one.”

Youth is the best time to turn dreams into reality. We have health, intellectual strength, and, most importantly, enough passion to pursue our dreams.