- “You can’t make anything viral, but you can make something good.” — Peter Shankman, founder of HARO.
- “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” — John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States.
- “Always deliver more than expected.” — Larry Page, co-founder of Google.
- “If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.” — Zig Ziglar, author, salesman, and motivational speaker.
- “If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.” — Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn.
- “People are the most important thing. Business model and product will follow if you have the right people.” -Adam Neumann, Co-founder of WeWork.
- “If you’re starting something on your own, you better have a passion for it, because this is hard work.” -Sallie Krawcheck, Co-founder of Ellevest.
- “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” — Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft
- “When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.” — Josh James, CEO and co-founder of Omniture.
- “There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.” — Jason Fried, 37signals founder and co-author of Rework
- “Always think outside the box and embrace opportunities that appear, wherever they might be.” — Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman & CEO of ArcelorMittal.
- “Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.” — Wayne Huizenga, prolific American business person, owner of Blockbuster Video and the Miami Dolphins.
- “An entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create.” — David Karp, founder, and CEO of Tumblr.
- “Don’t play games that you don’t understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them.” — Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.
- “You don’t need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.” — Larry Page, co-founder of Google.
- “No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.” — Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder.
- “A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” — David Brinkley, newscaster for NBC and ABC.
- “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb.
- “You have to believe in yourself when no one else does — that makes you a winner right there.” — Venus Williams, American professional tennis player.
- “Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.” – Earl Nightingale, American radio speaker and author.
- “If you’re passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.”— Pierre Omidyar, founder and chairman of Ebay.