Quotes on Entrepreneur

Being an entrepreneur is simply going from one mistake to the next. You must have the fortitude to continue on.

I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others... I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.

When we call a capitalist society a consumers democracy we mean that the power to dispose of the means of production, which belongs to the entrepreneurs and capitalists, can only be acquired by means of the consumers ballot, held daily in the marketplace.

Success as I see it is a result, not a goal.

Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.

If you are an entrepreneur planning to start your own company, I can't think of a better place to begin than by operating your business by the Golden Rule. Make this a high priority; never make a decision that contradicts the Golden Rule.

Nothing incites to money-crimes like great poverty or great wealth.

You won't get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.

Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it.

More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.

Whether I retire to bed early or late, I rise with the sun.

Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.

Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.

What we need is an entrepreneurial society in which innovation and entrepreneurship are normal, steady and continuous.

A religion that comes of thought, and study, and deliberate conviction, sticks best. The revivalized convert who is scared in the direction of heaven because he sees hell yawn suddenly behind him, not only regains confidence when his scare is over, but is ashamed of himself for being scared, and often becomes more hopelessly and malignantly wicked than he was before.

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

It doesn't matter how many times you fail. It doesn't matter how many times you almost get it right. No-one is going to know or care about your failures, and neither should you. All you have to do is learn from them and those around you. All that matters in business is that you get it right once. Then everyone can tell you how lucky you are.

Business has only two basic functions - marketing and innovation.

Ideas in secret die. They need light and air or they starve to death.

Don't be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don't let the bastards get you down.

Don't be cocky. Don't be flashy. There's always someone better than you.