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What do you think of when you hear the word entrepreneur?

If you were a person living 20 years ago, you would probably think of someone who ran brick-and-mortar shops or someone who owned a large franchise.

Today, however, entrepreneurs can be people such as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, or Derek Sivers, the creator of CD Baby.

You may think of an artist or freelance writer.

You may think of a person who designs apps or self-publishes books on Amazon.

The term “entrepreneur” is constantly evolving.

However, they will always have a few key traits.

They are creative, hard-working, intelligent, and ambitious.

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Consistent motivation provides them with fuel to keep going – even when things seem bleak.

Most had to go through hard times and various failures before getting to be where they are now.

That’s why they need a constant drive to do well.

Here is a collection of the best entrepreneur quotes to fill up those motivation tanks!

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Inspirational entrepreneur quotes to help you keep going

1. “Do. Or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda

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2. “To any entrepreneur: if you want to do it, do it now. If you don’t, you’re going to regret it.” – Catherine Cook, co-founder of MyYearbook

3. “It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.” – Scott Belsky, co-founder of Behance

4. “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game’s winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that’s why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

5. “There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.” – Jason Fried, founder of 37signal

6. “Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.” – Guy Kawasaki, American marketing specialist, author, and Silicon Valley venture capitalist

7. “If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.” – Mark Zuckerberg (see more Mark Zuckerberg quotes)

8. “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese proverb

9. “Never give in–never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” – Winston Churchill

10. “There’s lots of bad reasons to start a company. But there’s only one good, legitimate reason, and I think you know what it is: it’s to change the world.” – Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote

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Entrepreneur quotes to motivate you towards success

11. “The secret to successful hiring is this: look for the people who want to change the world.” – Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce

12. “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi, head coach of the Green Bay Packers (1959-1967)

13. “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford

14. “If you’re not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.” – Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s

15. “Watch, listen, and learn. You can’t know it all yourself. Anyone who thinks they do is destined for mediocrity.” – Donald Trump

16. “Always deliver more than expected.” —Larry Page, co-founder of Google

17. “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.” – Mark Twain

18. “You shouldn’t focus on why you can’t do something, which is what most people do. You should focus on why perhaps you can, and be one of the exceptions.” – Steve Case, co-founder of AOL

19. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein

20. “Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.” – Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks

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21. “I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” – Steve Jobs

22. “Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.” – Anthony Volodkin, founder of HypeMachine

23. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney

24. “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky, NHL Hall of Famer
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25. “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” – Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group

26. “When you cease to dream you cease to live.” – Malcolm Forbes, chairman and editor in chief of Forbes Magazine.

27. “Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.”- Noah Everett, TwitPic app founder

28. “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

29. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” – Bill Gates

30. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison

Powerful entrepreneur quotes from the legends

31. “Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice.” – Peter Drucker, management consultant, educator, and author

32. “In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create.” – David Ogilvy, co-founder Ogilvy & Mather

33. “If you’re not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.” – Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder

34. “Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” – Zig Ziglar

35. “Don’t try to be original, just try to be good.” —Paul Rand, art director and graphic designer

36. “I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying.” – Jay-Z, rapper

37. “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” – Dr. Napoleon Hill

38. “As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.” – Donald Trump

39. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.” – John C. Maxwell

40. “It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” – Bill Gates

More entrepreneur quotes and sayings

41. “Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.” – Criss Jami

42. “The type of person you are is usually reflected in your business. To improve your business, first improve yourself.” – Idowu Koyenikan

43. “Money is always eager and ready to work for anyone who is ready to employ it.” – Idowu Koyenikan

44. “This defines entrepreneur and entrepreneurship – the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.” – Peter F. Drucker

45. “Youngsters want to change the world. Elders want to enjoy their works. The entrepreneur sells anything needed by both to win their desires.” – Toba Beta

46. “Opportunists seek for a chance. Entrepreneurs make new chances.” – Toba Beta

47. “The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.” – Nolan Bushnell

48. “Do you know great minds enjoy excellence, average minds love mediocrity and small minds adore comfort zones?” – Onyi Anyado

49. “To be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running.” – Richard Branson

50. “Success in life is not for those who run fast, but for those who keep running and always on the move.” – Bangambiki Habyariman

Great Entrepreneurship Quotes To Motivate and Inspire Entrepreneurs

51. “Life is like the monkey bars: you have to let go to move forward. Once you make the decision to leap into entrepreneurship, be sure to loosen your grasp on old concepts so you can swing your way to new ones.” — Leah Busque

52. “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.” —- Henry Ford

53. “If you push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking a risk, really amazing things can happen.” — Marissa Mayer

54.”Dream big. Start small. But most of all, start.” — Simon Sinek

55. “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” — Michelle Ruiz

56. “Don’t you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.” — Barbara Ann Corcoran

57. “You never lose in business, either you win or you learn.” — Melinda Emerson

58. “If you’ve never tried, how will you ever know if there’s any chance?” —  Jack M

59. “I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” — Estee Lauder

60. “One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don’t choose your passions; your passions choose you.” —  Jeff Bezos

Entrepreneur Quotes To Learn From Past Failures

61. “Being an  #‎ entrepreneur  is not a get-rich scheme; it takes  #‎ strength  of character to keep going.” — Robert Kiyosaki
62. “What is our job as entrepreneurs if not to change things that are crazy?” — Bill Drayton
63. “Entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create.” — David Karp
64. “The entrepreneur shifts economic resources out of an area of lower and into an area of higher productivity and greater yield.” — Jean-Baptiste Say
65. A savvy entrepreneur will not always look for investment money, first.” — Daymond John
66. “Past success is no guarantee of future success, so I have learned to be an entrepreneur. I began to produce and direct my own projects.” — Ian Ziering
67. “I have had some great successes and great failures. I think every entrepreneur has. I try to learn from all of them.” — Kevin O’Leary
68. “Entrepreneurs are great at dealing with uncertainty and also very good at minimizing risk. That’s the classic great entrepreneur.” — Mohnish Pabrai
69. “I’d rather invest in an entrepreneur who has failed before than one who assumes success from day one.” — Kevin O’Leary
70. “Entrepreneurs with disabilities are overwhelmingly successful.” — David Brenner

Were you able to relate to any of these entrepreneur quotes?

It’s a tough job being an entrepreneur—and some days, you just feel alone.

Hopefully, these entrepreneur quotes were able to snap you back to reality.

This is an exciting time to be an entrepreneur.

There’s never been a better moment to start a venture.

However, the competition is fierce – so it’s important that you have consistent motivation.

Now go out there and start a business!