Today, I will be sharing with you 50 inspirational quotes and motivational quotes specifically tailored for entrepreneurs. Do you need daily inspirational words or motivation? Do you need inspiration to keep yourself going through the entrepreneurial process of starting a business? Do you need motivation to face your business challenges squarely?
Then read on as I share with you below; 50 inspirational quotes and motivational quotes for entrepreneurs and business owners.
Top 50 Powerful Motivational Quotes for Business Owners
1. “A man’s success in business today turns upon his power of getting people to believe he has something they want.” – Gerland Stanley
2. “Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, ‘make me feel important.’ Never forget this message when working with people.” – Mary Kay Ash
3. “To be successful, you must act big, think big and talk big.” – Aristotle Onassis
4. “How many people are completely successful in every department of life? Not one. The most successful people are the ones who learn from their mistakes and turn their failures into opportunities.” – Zig Ziglar
5. “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I cannot accept not trying.” – Michael Jordan
6. “In every success story, you will find someone who has made a courageous decision.” – Peter F. Drucker
7. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney
8. “My best advice to entrepreneurs is this; forget about making mistakes, just do it.” – Ajaero Tony Martins
9. “Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes but they don’t quit.” – Conrad Hilton
10. “Ambition is the steam that drives men forward on the road to success. Only the engine under full steam can make the grade.” – Maxi Foreman
11. “Get mocked at for as much as you can, fail as much as you can but don’t quit. Let every mockery, every failure, be a source of inspiration for you to reach for greatness and that greatness will silence your critics.” – Ajaero Tony Martins
12. “A man who wakes up and finds himself a success hasn’t been asleep.” – Dave Thomas
13. “Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.” – Dennis Waitley
14. “Everyone who achieves success in a great venture solves each problem as they came. They helped themselves and they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they meet.” – W. Clement Stone
15. “Behind every adversity is an opportunity. If you lament over the adversity, you will miss the opportunity.” – Ajaero Tony Martins
16. “The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.”
17. “Yet a little sleep, a little slumber and a little folding of hands to sleep; so shall your poverty come.” – Proverbs 6: 10-11
18. “See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before vain men.” – Proverbs 22: 29
19. “Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you are generally better off sticking with what you know and the third is that sometimes, your best investments are the ones you don’t make.” – Donald Trump
20. “Sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure.” – Donald Trump
21. “Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand and the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.” – Henry Ford
22. “Like success, failure is many things to many people. With positive mental attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, and a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order to prepare to try again.” – W. Clement Stone
23. “For whatsoever thy hands find to do, do it with all thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave.” – Ecclesiastes 9: 10
24. “If you hear a voice within you saying ‘you are not a painter’ then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” – Vincent Van Gogh
25. “In the morning, sow your seed and in the evening, with hold not you hand; for you know not which one will prosper.” – The Holy Bible
26. “Failure is just a resting place. It is an opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” – Henry Ford
27. “Most people give up just when they are about to achieve success. They quit on one yard line. They give up the at last minute of the game one foot from a winning touch down.” – Henry Ross Perot
28. “To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all that is possible to know about that business.” – J. Paul Getty
29. “Before honor is humility.” – Proverbs 15: 33
30. “Never be ashamed! There’s some who will hold it against you, but they are not worth bothering with.” – J.K. Rowling
31 “He that observes the wind shall not sow and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.” – The Holy Bible
32. “Singleness of purpose is essential for success in life.” – John D. Rockefeller
33. “Embrace bad news to learn where you need the most improvement.” – Bill Gates
34. “But thou should remember the Lord your God; for it is he that gives the power to make wealth.” – Deuteronomy 8: 18
35. “When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.” – Mary Kay Ash
36. “Follow your instincts, that’s where true wisdom manifest itself.” – Oprah Winfrey
37. “The biggest challenge you have is to challenge your own self doubt and your laziness. It is your self doubt and your laziness that defines and limit who you are.” – Rich Dad
38. “If you are moving, even fire will not hurt you. If you are standing still near the fire, even though you are not in the fire, the heat will eventually get to you.” – Rich Dad
39. “Success is a poor teacher. We learn the most about ourselves when we fail, so don’t be afraid of failing. Failing is part of the process of success. You cannot have success without failure.” – Rich Dad
40. “The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire, the size of your dream and how you handle disappointment along the way.” – Robert Kiyosaki
41. “All my life, people have said that I wasn’t going to make it.” – Ted Turner
42. “When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting, I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.” – Ted Turner
43. “To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.” – Bill Gates
44. “Aim for the moon. If you miss it, you may hit a star.” – W. Clement Stone
45. “Success is about creating value.” – Candice Carpenter
46. “Good is not enough. You’ve got to be great.” – Simon Cowell
47. “You are nuts and you should be proud of it. Stick with what you believe in.” – Trip Hawkins
48. “I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations….I have built my own factory on my own ground.” – Madame C. J. Walker
49. “Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” – Ray Kroc
50 “Now this is not the end. It is not the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning.” – Winston Churchill