When it comes to my favorite inspirational quotes about success, I stick with two general categories – 1) those that withstand the test of time and 2) business quotes from people who are currently where I want to be in life.
The powerful quotes from world famous people are the one’s that resonate with the majority.
But it’s important to find “virtual” mentors who are not that well known yet highly successful in your specific area of interest.
They are the quotes that give you more tangible motivation to achieve your best results and unlock your creativity.
Below are some of my curated favorites, feel free to spread the positive vibes by sharing with your friends. Here’s to success for everyone reading this page – in business and life!
Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth. – Albert Einstein
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. – Albert Einstein
Caterina Fake, Flickr
Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard. – Caterina Fake
Drew Houston, Dropbox
Don’t worry about failure, you only have to be right once. – Drew Houston
Grant Cardone, Sales Expert
You should have goals so big that your problems pale in comparison. – Grant Cardone
Jack Dorsey, Twitter
Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect. – Jack Dorsey
Jack White, Musician
Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the money in the world, all the colors in the palette… that just kills creativity. – Jack White
James Altucher, Author & Entrepreneur
Zero sectors are moving toward more full-time workers. Everything is being cut back, moved toward outsourcing or hiring temp workers. – James Altucher
This is a new phase in history where art, science, business and spirit will join together in the pursuit of true wealth. – James Altucher
Your bosses simply hate you. You created more and more value. They paid you less and less. That’s the definition of disdain in my book. – James Altucher
Moe Norman, All-Time Great Golfer
If you want to win, but think you can’t, it’s almost certain that you won’t. – Moe Norman
Don’t say I gotta do anything in life. There is nothing you gotta do. But I want to. – Moe Norman
Winners see what they want to happen, losers see what they don’t. – Moe Norman
Noah Kagan, AppSumo & Facebook
We created the features and things that we wanted, not what the users wanted. – Noah Kagan
Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn
The fastest way to change yourself if to hang with people who are already the way you want to be. – Reid Hoffman
If you are not embarrassed by version number one, you’ve launched too late. – Reid Hoffman
Rob Kalin, Etsy
The last 10% it takes to launch something takes as much energy as the first 90%. – Rob Kalin
Rory McIlroy, 4x Major Champion Golfer
I kept telling myself this word, process. Focus on my process, don’t care about the result. – Rory McIlroy
Seth Godin, Author & Entrepreneur
The only thing worse than starting and failing is not starting something. – Seth Godin
Steve Jobs, Apple
Creativity is just connecting things. – Steve Jobs
Design is not just what it looks and feels like, design is how it works. – Steve Jobs
Thomas Edison, Inventor
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. – Thomas Edison
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. – Thomas Edison
I see a worthwhile need to be met, and make trial after trial until it comes. – Thomas Edison
Tim Ferriss, Author & Angel Investor
We tend to overestimate what we can do in a day, and underestimate what we can do in a month. – Tim Ferriss
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. You are better than you think. – Tim Ferriss
People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty. – Tim Ferriss
Warren Buffett, Business Magnate & Philanthropist
People will always try to stop you from doing the right thing if it is unconventional. – Warren Buffett
A vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner. – Warren Buffett