Inspirational quotes

An entrepreneur often seeks advice and who better than the most influential entrepreneurs who have lived it all. Here are a few inspirational quotes by famous people which is completely relevant to budding entrepreneurs:

1. “You are to set your own value, communicate that value to the world, and then not settle for less. Sound daunting? That’s just because it takes you out of your comfort zone. You have got to stop being an obstacle on your own path to wealth and security and happiness. You must understand that valuing yourself is well within your control.” -Suze Orman, Financial Advisor and Author

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

3. “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.” -Michelangelo, Artist

4. “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” -Vince Lombardi, Famed Football Coach

5. “Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender, it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.” -Stephen Covey, Author and Businessman

6. “Innovation is the process of turning ideas into manufacturable and marketable form.” -Watts Humprey, Father of Software Quality

7. “We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It’s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.” -Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon

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

9. “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, Founder of Facebook

10. “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” -Wayne Gretzky, NHL Hall of Famer

11. “Failure is just a resting place. It is an opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” -Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Automobiles

12. “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” -Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group

13. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” -Socrates, Greek Philosopher

14. “Watch, listen, and learn. You can’t know it all yourself. Anyone who thinks they do is destined for mediocrity.” -Donald Trump, Chairman of The Trump Organization

15. “If Plan A doesn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters.” -Claire Cook, Author

Getting criticism is difficult – it is unpleasant and can be very discouraging, especially for entrepreneurs, who work under a lot of pressure on daily basis. It is important that you embrace the critique only if it is constructive and can help you to improve your business. Otherwise, you risk to get even more stressed without to have real reason for it.

To help you go easily through rough times, here you can find 10 awesome inspirational quotes that will help you to handle even the toughest critiques.

“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.” Zig Ziglar

“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” Norman Vincent Peale

“The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.” Elbert Hubbard

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“You’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose.” Lou Holtz

“Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought.” Margaret Chase Smith

“One of the criteria for national leadership should therefore be a talent for understanding, encouraging, and making constructive use of vigorous criticism.” Carl Sagan

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“Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” Aristotle

“You are a glorious, shining sword and criticism is the whetstone. Do not run from the whetstone or you will become dull and useless. Stay sharp.” Duane Alan Hahn

“I like criticism. It makes you strong.” LeBron James

“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” Winston Churchill

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