Business Success Quotes

Society can't wait. It's sad there are so many entrepreneurs, business successes and venture capitalists who give no thought to society.

I find it fascinating that sport has such a strong connection to success in business. Arguably, C-suite women are some of the most successful women, and more than half of them played at a more advanced level than just the general population of women in business that had sport in their background.

I have known not a few men who, after reaching the summits of business success, found themselves miserable on attaining retirement age. They were so exclusively engrossed in their day-to-day affairs that they had no time for friend-making.... They may flatter themselves that their unrelaxing concentration on business constitutes patriotism of the highest order. They may tell themselves that the existing emergency will pass, and that they can then adopt different, more sociable, more friendly habits. [But] such a day is little likely to come for such individuals.

Before you can really start setting financial goals, you need to determine where you stand financially.

You cannot be successful without failure.

Our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning.

Practice is just as valuable as a sale. The sale will make you a living; the skill will make you a fortune.

Every time you think you can’t do something... someone else thinks they can.

Success is not built on success. It's built on failure. It's built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe.

The real secret of success is enthusiasm.

Don't stop trying, learning, fighting, experimenting, doing, until the miracle happens.

There are only three requirements for success. First, decide exactly what it is you want in life. Second, determine the price that you are going to have to pay to get the things you want. And third, and this is most important, resolve to pay that price.

Networking is the No. 1 unwritten rule of success in business.

Selling is the most important skill as an entrepreneur. I'm not talking so much about selling a product so much as selling yourself, team, and deals.

If your motivation for acquiring money or success comes from a non-supportive root such as fear, anger or the need to 'prove' yourself, your money will never bring you happiness.

Most small businesses failed because the owner was under skilled, not under capitalized.

Make your team feel respected, empowered and genuinely excited about the company's mission.

FOCUS - Follow One Course Until Successful

You get rich because you do things most people will not do. Success requires sacrifice. You must be willing to make those sacrifices.

The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.

Success in business isn’t about being right; it’s about being committed.

I have made the tough decisions, always with an eye toward the bottom line. Perhaps it's time America was run like a business.

Running a start-up is like eating glass. You just start to like the taste of your own blood.

A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.

If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you love what you're doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.

[The] men of the technostructure are the new and universal priesthood. Their religion is business success; their test of virtue is growth and profit. Their bible is the computer printout; their communion bench is the committee room.

If you want to be trusted, be trustworthy.

Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.

Some people serve with pride - because they 'want to' do and be their best; other people serve with disdain because they 'have to' do their job. Which person do you think will end up running the show?

Something will master and something will serve. Either you run the day or the day runs you; either you run the business or the business runs you.

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.

Don't find fault, find a remedy.

However, I believe that large groups make markets, so serving the needs of large groups is a simple approach to success in business success. But that's no reflection on whether or not they're making wise moves or good calls. It's just about filling the need.

There's an entrepreneur right now, scared to death, making excuses, saying, 'It's not the right time just yet.' There's no such thing as a good time. I started an apparel-manufacturing business in the tech-boom years. I mean, come on. Get out of your garage and go take a chance, and start your business.

I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.

I have known not a few men who, after reaching the summits of business success, found themselves miserable on attaining retirement age. They were so exclusively engrossed in their day to day affairs that they had no time for friend making.

After you marry, every asset either of you acquires is jointly held. That's why you both need to be in sync on your long-term financial goals, from paying off the mortgage to putting away for retirement. Ideally, you should talk about all this before you wed. If you don't, you can end up deeply frustrated and financially spent.

Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!

You have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.

I believe through learning and application of what you learn, you can solve any problem, overcome any obstacle and achieve any goal that you can set for yourself.

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.

Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking.

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!