50 Powerful and Inspirational Quotes for Small Businesses

Running your own small business can be tough, but it’s also incredibly rewarding. There are so many challenges and obstacles to overcome, but it’s worth it when you see your business succeed. That’s why we’ve put together this list of 50 powerful and inspirational quotes for small businesses. These quotes will help motivate and encourage you as you work to make your business a success!

Small business motivation quotes

1. “I’m not sure that a lack of attention to something is affecting the quality of your life” – David Allen

2. “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

3. “Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.” – Bruce Lee

4. “Do it now. There is no time for that” – Napoleon Hill

5 “Actions are essential for success.” – Pablo Picasso

6.” I am born to win. You need to plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win” -Yitzhak Zalar

7. “I didn’t dream of success. I worked” – Estee Lauder

8. “What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.” — Dave Thomas, Founder of Wendy’s

9. “The drive in our minds is powerful — and if unleashed it could make our dreams and hopes come true” – Unknown

10. “Every day should be your best work of art” -Unknown

11. “The key to successful people is doing something that is unusually well done.” – Unknown

12. “It won’t be worth plowing a grassland until it’s gone.” – Irish proverbs

13. “It’s what you do that determines your destiny” – Unknown

14. “Having given up on life can help one gain great things.” – Unknown

15: “You may not find what you want in life, but you may be a small minority who did it for themselves.” – Unknown

16. “I’m not ready for this…. I’ve already started.” – Unknown

17. “Drive is often better than just being good at something.” – Unknown

18. “Do not spend time with anything that does not really work for the better.” – Musk.

19. “How many years should I wait until myself demands more?” – Epictetus

20. “The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.” – Seth Godin

21. “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” – Albert Einstein

22. “Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.” – Drew Houston, Dropbox founder, and CEO

23. “The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.” — Socrates

24. “Don’t take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give — with a few exceptions — generalize whatever they did. Don’t over-analyze everything. I myself have been guilty of over-thinking problems. Just build things and find out if they work.” — Ben Silbermann

25. “Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.” — Anthony Volodkin

26. “The greatest success comes when we are ignorant of failure” – Unknown

27. “Success usually comes to those who are too busy looking for it.” — Henry David Thoreau

28. “You’ll never find your limits until you’ve gone too far.” – Aron Ralston

29. “The stars will never align, and the traffic lights of life will never all be green at the same time. The universe doesn’t conspire against you, but it doesn’t go out of its way to line up the pins either. Conditions are never perfect. ‘Someday’ is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you. Pro and con lists are just as bad. If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually,’ just do it and correct course along the way.” — Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week

30. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” —Dale Carnegie

31. “You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.” – Jim Rohn

32. “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” — Steve Jobs

33. “Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” —Calvin Coolidge

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34. “What looks like bitter trials are usually blessings disguised.” — Oscar Wilde.

35. “Innovations differentiate leaders from followers” – Steve Jobs.

36. “Whenever you see an effective person, you only see their public glory but not their private sacrifice.” – Unknown

37. “Too many people have not fulfilled their dream as they have resisted our fears” – Unknown

38. “To think creatively, we must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted.” – George Kneller

39. “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

40. “There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” —Mister Rogers

41. “The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.” – Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder

42. “Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” — Golda Meir, Ex-Prime Minister of Israel

43. “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill

44. “Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.” – Arianna Huffington

45. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” — Helen Keller, American author

46. “To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live.” —Dorothy West

47. “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

48. “Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.” — Wayne Huizenga

49. “Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.” – Mary Tyler Moore

50. “Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.” — Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter

Closing note for small business owners and entrepreneurs

As you can see, some of the most successful people in the world have faced tremendous challenges and setbacks. But they persevered and ultimately achieved their goals. These quotes should inspire you to never give up on your dreams, no matter how difficult things seem. So keep these words of wisdom in mind as you continue working hard to build your small business into something great.

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