Famous businessmen quotes about business. Motivational quotes about business and success from people who have achieved impressive results in life

IN this section You can read people quotes and philosophers of all eras, as well as business quotes successful people of our planet. Presented aphorisms,and interesting facts about great people. For many good quote is a “locomotive” in achieving great goals. And any successful businessman has a couple of good quotes in his arsenal...



The only obstacle to the implementation of our plans for tomorrow may be our doubts today. (Franklin Roosevelt).
*interesting fact about Franklin Roosevelt- a street in Yalta is named after Franklin Roosevelt; previously this street was called Boulevard.


With a gentleman I always try to be one and a half times more of a gentleman, and with a crook I always try to be one and a half times more of a crook (Otto von Bismarck).*interesting fact about Bismarck- it was Bismarck who initiated the unification of the German principalities into a single one nation state- Germany, also under Bismarck, the level of democracy gradually began to decline, which the elite did not particularly like...


If you chop wood yourself, it will warm you twice(Henry Ford) . *interesting Forde fact- he has one aphorism that you don’t see very often on the Internet; at one time he said - “A car is not a luxury, but a means of transportation.” Another thing I would like to note about Ford is that he was an engineer and a very hard worker. a person, and people He called those who do nothing and have a lot of money - unworthy of existence!


Great opportunities come to everyone, but many don't even know they've encountered them.(William Channing Ellery).*interesting fact about Channing- his books were famous, even Leo Tolstoy himself read his “works.” And the main ideology in Channing’s later books was that God exists in the soul of every person. He Channing was also an activist for the abolition of black slavery.


If a person says something is not for sale, he is not a businessman. The business is built on the fact that everything is for sale. Apart from honor and dignity, of course. Although some say that this is also for sale (Vladimir Evtushenkov).*interesting facts about Yevtushenkov- has two higher educations (Mendeleev University and Moscow State University). Owns 65% of shares of AFK Sistema and is the current chairman of the board of directors.


It's all in the thoughts. Thought is the beginning of everything. And thoughts can be controlled. And therefore, the main thing to improve is to work on thoughts. (L.N. Tolstoy) *interesting fact about Tolstoy- He was never able to finish university; he left without a degree. But in the end he became a cadet and participated in Crimean War. So it was this period of time that inspired L.N. Tolstoy will create a novel in the future: "War and Peace".


If you set off towards your goal and stop along the way to throw stones at every dog ​​that barks at you, you will never reach your goal. (Fedor Dostoevsky).*interesting fact about Fyodor Dostoevsky- Fedor had his first child when he was 46 years old, unfortunately the child (daughter) died 3 months later. Fedor had four children in total, two died...


Ideas are the cheapest commodity... But the number of people who know how to implement ideas and make money from them is very limited (Bruce Barton). *interesting fact about Bruce Barton is an American writer and businessman who came up with the idea of ​​​​creating the names of such companies: General Motors and General Electric. He also proposed at one time the idea of ​​companies sponsoring programs on central television channels.
How many millionaires do you know who built their fortune on interest from a deposit? That's what I'm talking about(Robert Allen) *interesting fact about Robert Allen- he has many best-selling business books that have allowed Americans to increase their financial literacy and earn big money, one of the books: “Multiple Sources of Income.”


Rich people have small TVs and large libraries and The poor have small libraries and large televisions (Zig Ziglar). *interesting fact about Zig- author of books on positive thinking, has written more than 20 books on sales, success, leadership, personal motivation. In business circles he was called Zig, many books are still relevant and, for example: "Secrets of making deals"


Money will not buy happiness for those who do not know what they want. Money will not indicate a goal to those who choose their path with their eyes closed (Ayn Rand). *interesting facts about Ayn Rand- a writer and philosopher, in whose veins Jewish blood flows, was born in Russia, and then moved to America, where she became one of the founders of the philosophy of Objectivism.


Education will help you survive. Self-education will lead you to success(Jim Rohn) *interesting fact about Jim Rohn- this man is one of the record holders for the number of speeches before an audience - about 6,500 times, about 4.1 million people listened to his oral lectures.


Our every day is a bank account, and the money in it is our time. There are no rich or poor here, everyone has 24 hours (Christopher Rice). *interesting fact about Christopher Rice- why did he become a famous writer? But because his mother was a writer, his aunt was a writer, and his father was an artist and poet...


Great deeds must be accomplished without hesitation, so that the thought of danger does not weaken courage and speed.(Gaius Julius Caesar).*interesting fact about Julius Caesar- this great person became famous for his many achievements in the Roman Republic; in fact, he is the founder of the word “king” (that is, after his death, many monarchs wanted to call themselves the Great Caesar, for example, in German Caesar is “Kaiser”).


It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation(Herman Melville).*interesting fact about Herman Melville- became famous for his famous literary work Moby Dick, published in 1851. Initially, the public did not appreciate this novel, but 50 years later the literature was recognized as a masterpiece.


Only those who are capable of long-term concentration on one task will be able to achieve real success (Pavel Durov). *interesting fact about Pavel Durov- Durov’s fortune is estimated at 8 billion rubles, he has already shown how he can “manage his finances” by launching 5 thousand dollar bills in the form of airplanes from the window of his office...


We read too many trivial books, they take up our time and give us absolutely nothing. Actually, we should only read what we admire (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe).*interesting fact about Goethe- Goethe was not only genius poet, but after 1782 he became a Freemason. Also, he had a lot of mistresses, and only by 1788 did he decide to marry an uneducated girl (a flower girl).


A leader must have the strength of character and perseverance to endure what ordinary employees cannot (Jack Ma). *interesting fact about Jack Ma- He is the creator of the Taobao company (this Chinese site works on the principle of Ebay). After the creation of Taobao in 2006, Ebay closed its Chinese division, because could not compete with Taobao.


In business, as in science, there is no room for either love or hate.(Samuel Butler) *interesting fact about Samuel Butler- Graduated from Cambridge University, a year later he migrated to New Zealand, where he was engaged in sheep breeding. After 5 years, he returned to England, and sheep farming doubled his capital.
These are the immutable laws of business: words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, and only execution is reality (Harold Jenin). *interesting fact about Harold Jenin- was an American businessman who lived to be 87 years old. And his wife lived to be 102 years old.


He who loses money loses a lot; he who loses a friend loses much more; he who loses faith loses everything (Eleanor Roosevelt).*interesting facts about Eleanor Roosevelt- this is surprising, but she was more popular than her husband, President Franklin Roosevelt, in addition, in the early 1940s she was appointed Deputy Secretary of Defense of the United States.


Solving problems does not bring results, but only prevents damage. Seizing opportunities brings results (Peter Drucker). - he doesn’t have many books and quotes about business, but the famous book " Effective leader"about increasing the personal effectiveness of a leader has become a bestseller. The book explains how to start changes with yourself so that they affect the entire company.


An entrepreneur, like a surgeon, must be able to hurt. Not everyone is capable of this, and not everyone likes it (Vladimir Potanin).*interesting fact about Vladimir Potanin- this businessman was in 89th place in the Forbes world list in 2006. In 2016, he already ranks 51st in the world and 1st in Russia, although from 2006 to 2016 there were already 2 crises... And his business is growing, he bought a share of the Zaodno network in 2015.


Half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from losers is perseverance(Steve Jobs) . *interesting fact about Jobs- His only wife was Lauren Powell, he met her when he gave a lecture at Stanford Business School. In total they had 3 children: 1 boy and two girls. He said about his youngest daughter Eve: “she will either become the head of Apple or the president of the United States.”


If in front of you great goal, and your capabilities are limited, act anyway, because only through action can your capabilities increase (Sri Aurobindo). *interesting facts about Aurbindo- was a philosopher and poet, was the founder of integral yoga. In 1950, he was nominated as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize.


I remember no more about the books I read than about the food I ate, but it was books that helped me become successful (as a person) (Ralph Waldo Emerson).*interesting fact about Ralph Waldo Emerson- Emerson was a poet, writer, philosopher and public figure. Later he turned out to be the spiritual leader of the liberals, and in Germany he won the sympathy of readers and influenced F. Nietzsche.


Business on trust ends in big blood(Boris Berezovsky).
*interesting fact about Boris Berezovsky- his family (father and mother) and he himself were engineers. Berezovsky had two higher educations (MLI and Mechanics and Mathematics of Moscow State University), and later completed his postgraduate studies at the Institute of Management Problems of the USSR Academy of Sciences. He had 6 children, of which 4 were daughters and 2 sons. There were two wives - an official marriage, the third - a civil one. Each wife has 2 children.


The first rule of business is to treat others as you would like to be treated.(Charles Dickens).
*interesting fact about Charles Dickens- his first love is the daughter of a banker: Maria Beadnell, but he did not find happiness in this marriage, after which he went to Ellen Ternan. Based on this theme, a film was made in 2013, “The Invisible Woman.”


Friendship based on business is better than business based on friendship(William James)
*interesting fact about William James- in 1907 he was a professor of psychology Harvard University, where he later organized the first laboratory of applied psychology in the United States. James devoted a lot of time to spiritualism and parapsychological experiments."


There is only one plan in business: no plan.(Thomas Dewar)
*interesting fact about Thomas Dewar- in addition to quotes, he has many jokes and aphorisms, they even had a special status - “duarisms”, as an example - the most big lie written on tombstones."


The Internet does not change business models, it can only create new ones powerful tools already existing(Doug Devas)
*interesting fact about Doug Devas- Graduated from the Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University, and in the early 2000s became president of Amway Corporation. He showed himself as a leader with pronounced organizational skills."


Running a business without advertising is like winking at a girl in complete darkness: you know what you're doing, but no one else does. (Stuart Henderson Britt).
*interesting fact about Stuart Henderson- years of life 1907-1979, was American psychologist, direction of psychology-social.


Business is a game, the greatest game in the world if you know how to play it(Thomas Watson Jr.).
*interesting facts about Watson- this is a statement about the business of the younger Thomas Watsan, and there was also a senior, he said, “nothing in the world can replace perseverance.”


There is nothing easier than finding fault with others. It takes no intelligence, no talent, no self-denial to grumble.(Robert West)
*interesting fact about Robert West - famous professor, which has helped many people quit smoking. He is the founder of NHS Stop Smoking Services and has been a consultant to the British Department of Health. Published the book "I Don't Smoking Anymore".


Even if you are on the right path, you will be run over if you stand still(William Penn Eder Rogers).
*interesting fact about Rogers- famous actor and journalist of the early 20th century. He was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as a person capable of throwing three ropes (lasso) simultaneously. In the 1930s, he was the highest paid actor and appeared in more than 70 films throughout his career.


You must be interested and determined to start a business. And the test of determination will be your business plan (Itzhak Adizes).
*interesting facts about Adizes- The Government of the Russian Federation engaged him as a consultant to raise the management system to a higher level.


Life is like riding a bicycle. You won't fall as long as you pedal.(Claude Pepper)
*interesting fact about Claude Pepper- at one time he was a senator in the state of Florida, his career did not go any further, because... one influential sophist said that his sister was a Thespian, although there is nothing wrong with this, because The word "Thespian" means a fan of dramatic art.


Uncertainty and risk are the main difficulty and the main chance of business(David Hertz)
*interesting fact about David Hertz- Hertz was an outstanding scientist and had many titles. He also served as a commander in the US Navy during World War II. Colleagues and friends called him affectionately - “because-because.”


A lucky person is a person who has done what others were about to do.(Jules Renard).
*interesting fact about Jules Renard“Renard was a famous French writer, and when he was little he was jealous of Victor Hugo’s grandchildren, so Jules and Hugo “knew” each other.”


He who does not have the courage to risk his life to achieve freedom deserves to be a slave.(Georg Hegel).
*interesting fact about Georg Hegel- Hegel is a real philosopher, but this man was unusual, for example, he easily talked about complex issues, deductively going to the appropriate conclusions, but in conversations on everyday topics he had difficulty finding words."


A dollar is worth whatever the stock exchange says(Milton Friedman).
*interesting fact about Milton Friedman- Friedman was a laureate Nobel Prize in economics. He adhered to the following view: “if the state does not interfere in market regulation, then in the long term, current prices will tend to be competitive.”


Nothing in the world can replace perseverance. Talent? Talented losers are all over the place. Genius? Unrecognized geniuses have become a proverb. Education? The world is full of fools good education. Only perseverance and work will grind everything down (Thomas Watson Sr.).
*interesting fact about Thomas Watson- was the head of IBM, brought many innovations to the company, he was not an engineer and he did not have higher education, but he had excellent organizational skills.


Everyone knows that money can buy shoes but not happiness, food but not appetite, bed but not sleep, medicine but not health, servants but not friends, entertainment but not joy, teachers but not intelligence ( Socrates).
*interesting fact about Socrates-Once Socrates got a kick, he endured it too... people were surprised and asked why there was no reaction from him, he replied: “If a donkey kicked me, would I sue him?”


The best reward that life can give you is the opportunity to work hard, doing worthwhile (Theodore Roosevelt).
*interesting fact about Theodore Roosevelt- Roosevelt loved to eat eggs for breakfast. Few people know, but his entire family knew how to use stilts and every family member had them.


The biggest mistake is that we give up quickly. Sometimes, to get what you want, you just have to try one more time. (Thomas Edison) .
*interesting fact about Thomas Edison- he made a gate in his yard, which was connected to the pump of the home water supply; those who entered pumped several liters of water into his tank


In general, people work harder and more innovatively when they are not forced, but it is a different story when they are strictly told what to do (Soichiro Honda).
*interesting fact about Soichiro Honda- he was born in poor family, his father was a blacksmith. One of his main beliefs was that the “trial and error” method is an integral part of success.


The great science of living happily is to live only in the present(Pythagoras).
*interesting fact about Pythagoras- he was not only an ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician... but also participated in Olympic Games and turned out to be the winner. In addition, he argued that everything in the world is reflected in numbers, and his favorite number was 10.


People who decide to act usually have good luck. On the contrary, they are rarely successful for people who do nothing but weigh and hesitate (Herodotus).
*interesting fact about Herodotus- was not only a famous historian, which is why he was called the “father of history,” but he was also a traveler who traveled to many countries and cities of the ancient world.


If I had eight hours to cut down a tree, I would spend six hours sharpening the ax (Abraham Lincoln).
*interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln- he is considered one of the best presidents of America, many still cite his dedication as an example, also because of his tragic death, he is considered by the people to be a martyr who gave his life for the reunification of the country and the liberation of black slaves.


If you don't have your own purpose in life, then you will work for someone who does.(Robert Anthony)
*interesting fact about Robert Anthony - famous psychologist and a US scientist who specializes in management. His books have helped many people become successful in life. Download the book "Stop thinking! Take action!"


People often ask me: “Where did you start?” With the will to live. I wanted to live, not vegetate(Oleg Tinkov).
*interesting fact about Oleg Tinkov- at one time, beer was produced under the Tinkoff brand; before the start of sales of this beer, a marketing campaign was launched, in which Oleg made up a story that his roots came from a family of brewers.


Poverty puts barriers to our desires, but it also limits us, while wealth multiplies our needs, but also provides opportunities to satisfy them. (Vauvenargues, Luc de Clapier).
*interesting fact about Luc de Clapier- French writer, philosopher and moralist. He was a very smart man, but during his service he fell ill with smallpox, which did not allow him to advance further in his career.
When crops are not harvested for a long time, they rot. But if you put things off all the time, they only become more(Paulo Coelho) .
*interesting fact about Paulo Coelho- people have always felt towards his person increased attention women, in the end he was married four times, but remained and remains married to this day to Cristina Oiticika, who inspires him to publish wonderful books.


For a ship that does not know where it is sailing, no wind will be favorable.(Lucius Annaeus Seneca).
*interesting fact about Seneca- received highest position consul and at that time achieved a wealth of 300 million sestertii (these are silver coins weighing 1.13 grams).


Everything that I once told myself must be done (this is the only way to acquire a real iron will). To be a master of yourself and then become a master for others is what should be done, what I want and what I will pursue (N.M. Leskov). *interesting fact about Leskov N.M.- Leskov was friends with L.N. Tolstoy, he spoke very warmly about him and his ideas. This is what he wrote about Lev Nikolaevich in one of his letters: “I always agree with him and there is no one on earth who is dearer to me than him.”


Raise man so that the state may rise. Man is the goal, all systems are the means, religion too. No one should turn systems into a goal. Because man is the most worthy creature worthy of respect and it is important to serve him (Recep Erdogan).*interesting facts about Recep Tayyip Erdogan- As a child, he lived in a poor family and earned money like many boys on the street, selling drinks. He played football, but his father did not allow him to start professional career football player.


Nothing gives you as many advantages over others as the ability to remain calm and cool in any situation. (Thomas Jefferson).*interesting fact about Thomas Jefferson- As President of the United States, he provided the government with money only through customs duties without collecting taxes from the population, this was a success in the economy, but as a result Napoleonic Wars US trade with London and Paris was interrupted - and this led to collapse.


Almost the only way to make really big money is to open your own business. You will never get much by working for someone else. Find your niche, release a product that people need, but which they cannot buy or get with with great difficulty(Jean Paul Getty) *interesting fact about Paul Getty- Paul Getty said that “ long term relationship with a woman are possible only if you are bankrupt.” He was married five times.


Start small. If things go well, build a larger position(George Soros)
*interesting fact about George Soros- He is known as a financier and philanthropist, as well as a social thinker and the author of a number of books. I invested my investments in stocks, funds, etc. In 2000 there was a fall in the NASDAQ, as a result of which he lost three billion dollars at once.


Always try to indicate the cost of the product(David Ogilvy)
*interesting fact about David Ogilvy- He is one of the most successful advertisers in the world... It is noteworthy that after the army he learned to be very concise in his letters, for example - a letter to the governor of Puerto Rico, who was re-elected to this post, David wrote: “Dear Governor . God bless. Yours forever, D.O.”


When secretaries sit back and chatter, it's a clear sign that the institution is in a state of decay (Lee Iacocca).
*interesting fact about Lee Iacocca- Lee Iacocca worked for Ford for a long time- was a manager. But under his leadership, one line of cars had an incorrectly designed chassis, after which all of those cars had to be recalled and the company suffered serious losses. In this regard, Henry Ford fired the young manager...


Finance and business are dangerous waters in which voracious sharks circle in search of prey. In this game, knowledge is the key to strength and power. Spend your money to know what you are doing, otherwise someone will get the better of you very quickly. Financial illiteracy is a huge problem. People get themselves into dangerous situations all the time because they are not properly prepared (Donald Trump).
*interesting facts about Donald Trump- Everyone knows that Trump is a construction magnate in the United States. But few people know what student years Trump does not drink alcohol or smoke. And he sleeps 3-4 hours a day and thinks that this is quite enough.


I 100% assure you that every aspiring businessman should have a company development strategy. But do not forget that this is not a dogma, and depending on the situation it is possible, and even necessary, to deviate from the plan (Vladimir Lisin).
*interesting fact about Vladimir Lisin- Currently, Vladimir Lisin is one of richest businessman in Russia, he ranks 8th according to Forbes in 2015. He holds the main stake in the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant. He began his career in 1975 as an ordinary electrician in a Russian coal company.
When I didn’t have enough money, I sat down to think, and didn’t run to earn money. An idea is the most expensive commodity in the world(Steve Jobs) .
*interesting fact about Jobs- “Many people praise Jobs, but few people know his character flaws... For example, he was a perfectionist, this of course helped him make unique designs, but for employees it sometimes turned into hell, for example: machines and automatic machines in his factory were painted and They were repainted many times while he fanatically chose a color scheme. As a result, there were snow-white, museum-like walls, and black ones. leather chairs for $20 thousand and a custom-made, expensive, unique staircase...Even at the end of his life, while in the hospital, he reviewed 67 nurses before choosing the three he liked, whom he allowed to care for himself before his death..."


Life is all about managing risks, not eliminating risks(Walter Wriston)
*interesting fact about Walter Wriston- “He was a famous banker. He had two wives. He lived to be 85 years old, and all his books, articles and works are stored in the Tufts American Archive in digitized form.”


At the origins of every successful enterprise lies a bold decision once made.(Peter Drucker)
*interesting fact about Peter Drucker- "The Drucker Prize is an annual event held High school management of St. Petersburg State University, within which GSOM students and graduates are awarded awards in various categories. The award ceremony is organized by the students themselves."


Stop being afraid of failure(Larry Page)
*interesting facts about Larry Page- “In 1998, Larry Page offered Yahoo! to buy Google along with PageRank for $1 million. Yahoo refused. In 2005, Google was already worth $80 billion, and the company’s annual profit was $1.5 billion.”


If you want to have enough money for you and your family, work yourself... If you want to provide for your future generations, make people work for you (Karl Marx).
*interesting fact about Karl Marx- “Karl Marx is a famous German philosopher, he studied the foundations of class struggle. He never visited Russia, although his teaching became the basis of the communist movement. In his office there was a statue of Zeus and he grew his beard, imitating Zeus...”


There are three ways to go broke: the fastest is horse racing, the most enjoyable is women, and the most reliable is agriculture. (William Pitt, Younger).
*interesting fact about William Pitt- "William Pitt - headed the Cabinet of Ministers of Great Britain. He became prime minister at the age of 24. In the entire history of the country, he is the youngest prime minister."


Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field(Denis Whately)
*interesting fact about Denis Whiteley- “He is the author of 16 books and has released hundreds of audio lectures translated into 14 languages, and 10 of them also joined the list of bestsellers in their category... Few people know when representatives of the USANA Health Sciences company found out that Denis had Whately does not have a master's degree, he announced his resignation from the company. Also, the company could not verify whether he is. doctor degree Whately, from the University of La Jolla, is real."


If you want to succeed, continue to believe in yourself even when no one believes in you anymore (Abraham Lincoln) .
*interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln- “Few people know that Lincoln became bankrupt several times while running his business. He also lost elections to the Senate and President many times... He was a tall man - 193 cm and he wore a top hat (which it also added to his height), in which he sometimes hid money and important letters."


Education increases your chances of getting rich (Alisher Usmanov).
*explanation by Alisher Usmanov based on the quote- “The chances of becoming rich are always greater when you are educated and also have the natural qualities that rich, successful or great businessmen are endowed with. Work is like a sport of the highest achievements. If you have champion qualities, putting work into them, you will always you will achieve your goal."


I have neither friends nor enemies - only competitors (Aristotle Onassis).
*interesting fact about Aristotle Onassis- He was the son of a rich father, but started a business without his help, walking for a long time next to a tobacco factory, he managed, after his persistence, to offer samples of tobacco, after which he received his first order for several thousand dollars.


I didn’t just kind of take a place for myself, I didn’t just take office - I decided for myself that I was ready to do anything, to make any sacrifices to restore my country. That is, I defined it for myself as main meaning all my life. And I decided for myself that this was mine, in the broadest sense. personal life, my personal interests are over (Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich).
*interesting fact about V.V. Putin- While serving in the KGB, Vladimir Putin had the nickname “Mol.”


I learned a simple lesson that has changed the entire retail system in America today. Let's say I bought an item for 80 cents. If you put it on the shelf at a price of $1, you can sell three times as much as at a price of $1 and 20 cents. I halved my profit, but in the end I got much more out of volume (Samuel Walton).
*interesting fact about Samuel Walton- During Great Depression Sam Walton takes part in the family milk trading business, his duties included milking cows and delivering milk to customers.


You'll never cross the ocean if you're afraid of losing sight of the shore.(Christopher Columbus).*interesting facts about Columbus- This is one of the navigators about whose biography there is very little truthful and reliable information. But what is known for certain are the dying words of Christopher: “Into your hands, Lord, I entrust my spirit.”


In Silicon Valley, many people founded their own businesses, created companies, but still did not understand what they would do. First, decide why you need all this, how the company will be useful to society, and only then develop it (Mark Zuckerberg).
*interesting fact about Zuckerberg- Time magazine named Zuckerberg Person of the Year in 2010. On December 8, 2010, Mark Zuckerberg announced that he had joined the Giving Pledge, a philanthropic campaign by billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. On June 30, 2013, Mark Zuckerberg, along with other Facebook employees, took part in the gay pride parade that took place in San Francisco...


There is only one thing that a person can completely control - this is his own attitude towards life(Napoleon Hill).
*interesting fact about Napoleon Hill-During his work on the book “Think and Grow Rich,” Napoleon managed to conduct detailed interviews with five hundred of the most successful Americans and deduce universal formula success, suitable for people even with the most modest abilities. Hill's interlocutors included such famous people as Henry Ford, Charles Schwab, William Wrigley, Clarence Darrow, Luther Burbank, John Pierpont Morgan and even three American presidents.


Anyone who wants to see the results of his work immediately should become a shoemaker. A person's value should be determined by what he gives, and not by what he is able to achieve. Try to become not a successful person, but a valuable person. You need to learn the rules of the game. And then, you need to start playing better than everyone else. The biggest stupidity is to do the same thing and hope for a different result (Albert Einstein).


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    If in life you conform to nature, then you will never be poor, and if you conform to human opinion, then you will never be rich - Epicurus

    Help people! Not for money, from pure heart! - John Davison Rockefeller

    What is robbing a bank compared to starting a bank?” Bertolt Brecht

    To be confident in your financial situation, don't spend money you don't earn to buy things you don't need to impress people you don't like. - Deepak Chopra

    You can look down on money, but you should never lose sight of it. - A. Prevost

    You can’t understand bankers. First they send out SMS “Take the money!”, and when you take the money, they start calling: “Give me the money!” - Unknown author

    A true idealist strives for money. Money is freedom. And freedom is life. - Remarque

    Money won't make you happier. I have 50 million now and I'm just as happy as I was when I had 48 million. - Arnold Schwarzenegger

    He who works all day has no time to earn money. - John Davison Rockefeller

    If you want to have a lot of money, you need to look like you deserve it. John Coun

    Money needs a person no less than a person needs money. Silovan Ramishvili

    From offerings, the gods become accommodating. - Euripides

    He hovered over me and said, “You’re poor!” I say, “Hey! I have many millions in my account, I’m not a poor man.” “No, you are poor! You don’t even have one billion!” That's how I realized I had problems. Bodo Schaefer

    You give money with your hands, but you go after it with your feet. Russian proverb

    Save money. Look for where you can buy products cheaper or in bulk. Make a shopping list in advance and buy only what is on the list. - John Davison Rockefeller

    Money spent on education is never wasted. English proverb

    The safest way to double your money is to double it and put it in your own pocket. - Ilf and Petrov.

    There is no more innocent activity in the world than making money. - Samuel Johnson

    Wise men and cashiers are equally calm about money. - Emil Krotky

    Never give advice to someone who only asks you for money - Pedro Barca

    Even a young woman has fewer admirers than a rich man who is famous good table. - Luc Vauvenargues

    There can only be one thing worse than taxes: when there is nothing to pay taxes on. - Thomas Dewar

    A person who leaves money to his heirs does not show any mercy: he simply has no other choice. - William Gladstone

    It's bad when you lose your presence of mind, but it's even worse when you lose your presence of money. - Moritz-Gottlieb Safir

    Even the most superstitious person will not refuse his thirteenth salary. - Yanina Ipohorskaya

    If a wife finds joy in saving money, the husband can only find joy in making money. - Edgar Howe

    Actually, I’m against millionaires, but if I were offered to become one... - Mark Twain

    Of course, there are things that money cannot buy; but have you ever tried to buy them without money? - Ogden Nash

    If you want to make money, go into business, if you want to dedicate yourself public service- live on your salary. - Vladimir Putin

    Better a small dollar than Thanks a lot. - Mikhail Zhvanetsky

    Nowadays, people know the price of everything, but have no idea about the true value. - Oscar Wilde

    That's right: a person needs money so that he never thinks about it. - Strugatsky brothers

    He who looks for millions very rarely finds them, but he who does not look for them never finds them! - O. Balzac

    Beware of minor expenses: a small leak will drown you big ship. - B. Franklin

    Money can buy adorable dog, but no amount of money will make him wag his tail happily. - W. Billings

    As wealth grows, so do worries. - Horace

    A woman can make any billionaire man a millionaire. - Charles Chaplin

    Once upon a time there are some people wandering around the country banknotes, then there must be people who have a lot of them. - Ilf and Petrov

    The imagination of a person who needs money is limitless. - Alexander Vampilov

    You need to know the value of money: wasteful people do not know it, and stingy people even less. - Charles Louis Montesquieu

    Dreams are the most important thing in your Life! It is important to dream and believe that dreams will come true! A person begins to die when he stops dreaming. - John Davison Rockefeller

    Some save as if they should live forever, while others spend as if they would die immediately. - Aristotle

    Money is like a hedgehog that is easy to catch, but not easy to keep. - Claudius Elian

    Money doesn't smell, but it disappears. - Stanislav Jerzy Lec

    A businessman is a person who spends time to make money and then spends money to kill time. - Evan Esar

    If the work brings only money, then we have been bought. - Leonid Sukhorukov

    There are people who have money, and there are rich people. - Coco Chanel

    The love of money grows as wealth itself grows. - Decimus Junius Juvenal

    Pierre Buast

    Along with earth, water, air and fire, money is the fifth element with which a person most often has to reckon. - Joseph Brodsky

    You need to make jokes and borrow money suddenly. - Heinrich Heine

    Money cannot buy love, but you can improve your starting position for bargaining. - Lawrence Peter

    If you don't have enough money, you need to start a business. If there is no money at all, you need to do business urgently, right now! - John Davison Rockefeller

    Being rich nowadays is very expensive. - Michael Harrington

    The largest budgets are made up of the inconspicuous little things in life. - Leonid S. Sukhorukov

    The main use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money for a better life. - Henry Ford

    Cash is not the only human-to-human connection. - Carlyle

    If some people despise wealth, it is because they have lost hope of getting rich. - Francis Bacon

    A person can live for a long time on the money he waits for. - William Faulkner

    The problem is not having money for black caviar, but finding taste in it. - Andre Maurois

    People who think money can do everything are themselves capable of doing everything for money. - Pierre Buast

    It is believed that the love of money is the root of all ills. The same can be said about lack of money. - Samuel Butler

    All I want is a chance to see that money doesn't buy happiness. - Ashley Brilliant

    Great nation It is not our wealth that makes us, but how we use it. - Theodore Roosevelt

    Take care of your honor from a young age, and the rest is in a reliable bank. - from the Rentier Directory

    Price - cost plus a reasonable consideration for any remorse in setting the price. - Ambrose Bierce

    There are no impossible cases, there is insufficient funding. - Mikhail Guskov

    You can't buy happiness with money, but you can rent it. - American saying

    There are things more important than money, but without money you cannot buy these things. - Prosper Merimee

    Money is the sixth sense, without which the other five are useless. - Somerset Maugham

    Choose, they told him: wealth or intelligence? How clever man, he chose wealth. - Mieczyslaw Shargan

    Mad money is money that infuriates those who are unable to earn it. - V. Turovsky

    Anyone who speaks the language of money will be understood in any country. - Ben Afrah

    Three things can drive a person crazy: love, vanity and studying money problems. - Walter Leaf

    Increasing wealth is not the same as decreasing poverty. - Joan Robinson

    Give a tenth of your income - and get ready for new cash flows. - Louise Hay

    He who pays late never pays twice. - English saying

    Only money can help us forget that we are not rich. - Philippe Bouvard

    You can't chase money - you need to meet it halfway. - Aristotle Onassis

    Highest achievements economic thought occur during periods of economic decline. - Buchwald's Law

    Two by two is four. This is if in real money. According to barter - three. According to mutual offsets - eight. - Folk wisdom

    Unpaid loans lead to the bankruptcy of banks, which will be nationalized by the state, which will ultimately lead to the emergence of communism. Karl Marx, 1867 "Capital"

    The safest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your own pocket. Ilf and Petro

    The reliability of a bank is determined by the conscience of its top officials. Anna Duvarova

    The whole advantage of having money is being able to use it. Franklin B.

    Money, of course, is despotic power, but at the same time the highest equality, and this is all of it. main strength. Money compares all inequalities. - Fedor Dostoevsky

    Money does not bring happiness, but everyone wants to see this for themselves. - Stefan Kiselevsky

    Finance constitutes the fulcrum that, according to Archimedes, allows us to turn the whole world upside down. - Cardinal Richelieu

    Everything I do is done for a good reason, and that reason usually turns out to be money. - Susie Parker

    The only thing you can do without money is debt. - Heinz Schenk

    According to the results of a sociological survey, the most popular printed publication among the people is money. - Unknown author

    The more money you have, the more difficult it is to live within your means. - Richard Whately

    I know you can't have everything at once, so I'll start small - with money. - Janusz Wasilkowski

    Gertrude Stein

    Do not be afraid high expenses. We should be afraid of small incomes. - John Davison Rockefeller

    Remember that money has the ability to multiply. - Benjamin Franklin

    You can count on a person starting from a certain amount. - Mieczyslaw Shargan

    Tell me who your bank is and I will tell you who you are. - Edward Yokel

    There is nothing more detrimental to financial well-being than coming up with a great idea and not getting around to implementing it. - Donald Trump

    If you want to have enough money for you and your family, work yourself. If you want to provide for your future generations, make people work for you. - Karl Marx

    You learn the fastest in three cases - before the age of 7, during trainings, and when life has driven you into a corner. - Stephen Covey

    Success is just profit from selling cheap experience. - Thomas Robert Dewar

    Business is a fascinating game that combines maximum excitement with a minimum of rules. And the score in this game is kept in money. - Bill Gates

    People don't want to be rich, people want to be richer than others. - John Stuart Mill

    People want advice on how to get rich, and they're willing to pay for it. - Nassim Taleb

    Being informed means having a lot of money. - Jacques Attali

    Anyone who wants to see the results of their labor immediately should become a shoemaker. - Albert Einstein

    Expenses tend to catch up with income. - Arthur Bloch

    The key to business success is innovation, which in turn comes from creativity. - James Goodnight

    Of the five deadly sins of business, the first, and usually the most common, is an excessive desire for profit. - Peter Drucker

    Money is the sixth sense that allows you to possess the other five. - Richard Ney

    When they say: “It’s not about the money, but the principle,” don’t believe it. It's about money. - Kin Hubbard

    Fernando de Rojas

    Give the client a choice, and he will leave all his money with you. - Philip Kotler

    If money doesn’t make you happy, it means it’s not yours. - Antonio Mikanis

    Wealth is a thing without which you can live happily. But prosperity is a thing necessary for happiness. - Nikolai Chernyshevsky

    Money can do anything: they tear down rocks, dry up rivers; There is no peak that a donkey laden with gold cannot climb. - Fernando de Rojas

    The time we have is money we don't have. - Ilf and Petrov

    Money in the morning, chairs in the evening. Is it possible the other way around? It's possible, but the money is up front. - Ilf and Petrov

    Antoine Rivarol

    Not being greedy is already wealth, not being wasteful is income. - Marcus Tulius Cicero

    Saving money is a useful thing, especially if your parents have already done it. - Wingston Churchill

    Ideas are capital that generate interest only in the hands of talent. - Antoine Rivarol

    A true idealist strives for money. Money is freedom. And freedom is life. - Remarque

    Money can, of course, buy a charming dog, but no amount of money can make him happily wag his tail. - John Billings

    With extra money you can only buy extra things. And of what the soul needs, nothing can be bought for money. - Henry Thoreau

    Money has not made anyone a fool, it only makes a fool visible. - Kin Hubbard

    The best way to help the poor is not to become one of them. - Lang Hancock

    Lucky people live with money, unlucky people live without it, and scoundrels live for it. - Georges Elgozy

    Many of the rich are custodians, not owners, of their wealth. - Democritus

    Don't chase money - go towards it. - Aristotle Onassis

    A good advisor is better than any wealth. - Socrates

    People don't want to be rich; people want to be richer than others. - John Stuart Mill

    I want to live like a poor person with money. - Pablo Picasso

    Many people dream of such money that they no longer need money. - Wladyslaw Grzeszczyk

    When self-interest sounds in words, do not believe either the flattery of a woman or the machinations of a man. - Alisher Navoi

    Most saints were poor, but it does not follow that most poor people are saints. - William Inge

    When a person says that money can do anything, know: he does not have it and never has had it. - Edgar Howe

    The wallet should also be considered an erogenous zone. - Leszek Kumor

    Few of us can bear the burden of wealth. Of course, someone else's. - Mark Twain

    If they say to you: “My wealth was acquired through hard work,” ask: “Whose?” - Don Marquis

    Anyone who has had to live in poverty knows how expensive it is to be poor. - James Baldwin

    Man does not need anything more than what nature has given him. Except for the money. - Jozef Bester

    You need money even to get by without it. - Honore de Balzac

    You should not talk about money with people who have much more than you, or much less. - Katherine Whitehorn

    Banks provide a service to society by ridding it of the donkeys who scream at every corner that health and happiness are everything and money has no meaning. - Nash O.

    Do not value money either more or less than it is worth; it is a good servant and a bad master. - A. Dumas the son

    Generosity is more profitable than stinginess. - Lion Feuchtwanger

    Money is freedom forged in gold. - Erich Maria Remarque

    Creating a balanced budget is like defending your virtue: you need to learn to say no. - Ronald Reagan

    Some lenders, not wanting to make the slightest concession to debtors, often lose all their capital. - Aesop

    Taxes are the price we pay to live in a civilized society. - O.W.Holme

    First pay, and then faint. - Stanislav Jerzy Lec

    If you save a little every month, then after a year you will be surprised how little you have accumulated. - Ernest Haskins

    The budget never stays in balance. - Gustave Flaubert

    For smart people money is a means, for fools it is an end. - Adrian Decourcel

    Main body human body, the unshakable foundation on which the soul rests is a wallet. - Thomas Carlyle

    You need to buy in proportion to the profit and loss. If you don’t want to go broke, don’t spend unearned income. - Unsur Al-maali (Kay Kabus)

    Humanity loves money, no matter what it is made of. - Michael Bulgakov

    Be frugal and prepare for tomorrow. - Aesop

    Big money can be made in two cases: when a new state is created and when it collapses. In creation this process is slower, in destruction it is faster. - Margaret Mitchell

    First money into knowledge, then knowledge into money. This is a model for any development. - Mikhail Prokhorov

    F. Doyle

    When it comes to money, the only thing most people can think of is to work hard. - Robert Kiyosaki

    With age, the desire to earn money turns into a desire to save. - Mikhail Zhvanetsky

    Quintus Horace Flaccus

    Any life devoted to the pursuit of money is death. Resurrection is in selflessness. - Albert Camus

    Spend one penny less than you earn. - Benjamin Franklin

    The simplest way not needing money - not getting more than you need, but living less than you can. - Vasily Klyuchevsky

    Those who believe that money can do anything can actually do anything for the sake of money. - George Saville Halifax

    The greatest misuse of money is that it can buy political power. - Karl Raymund Popper

    Money is the most abstract and “impersonal” of all that exists in people's lives. - Max Weber

    He who has money cannot be punished. - Marcus Tullius Cicero

    Money is like a hedgehog, easy to catch, but difficult to keep. - Claudius Elian

    Counterfeit money appears due to lack of funds talented people. - Unknown

    Not being able to endure poverty is shameful; not being able to get rid of it through hard work is even more shameful. - Pericles

    If you want to be rich, learn not only to earn money, but also to be frugal. - Franklin Benjamin

    Money, like youth, knows no barriers. - Jack London

    Money cannot buy friends, but you can make many interesting acquaintances. - Unknown

    Big money, while pleasing during the day, worries you at night. - Leonid S. Sukhorukov

    Lucky people live with money, unlucky people live without it, and scoundrels live for it. - Georges Elgozy

    Wealth is the savings of many in the hands of one. - Julian Tuwim

    A small amount lent makes a debtor; big - makes an enemy - Seneca

    For money to grow in the bank, you need to put it in the bank - Unknown

    Evil is not in money, but in a person’s willingness to commit any evil for the sake of it - Baurzhan Toyshibekov

    Money can't buy a friend, but you can buy better enemies... - Robert Andrews Milliken

    Money is now valuable: honor comes for money, friendship comes for money; People don't need a poor man anywhere. - Fedor Ivanovich Karpov

    Better enemy for free than a friend for money. - Karol Bunsch

    Time is money, and many pay their debts with their time. - Henry Wheeler Shaw

    Acquaintance: a person we know well enough to borrow money from, but not well enough to lend to him - Ambrose Bierce

    Cautious Businessman: A man who takes money from the stock market and goes to Las Vegas with it. - Robert Orben

    Communicate! Money comes to you through other people. Unsociable people rarely become rich. Take 100% responsibility for your life. - John Davison Rockefeller

    Money is a poor man's credit card. - Marshall McLue

    By spending money on unnecessary things, you will have little of it for what you need. - Chilon

    Today's young people imagine that money is everything. And over the years they become convinced of this. - Oscar Wilde

    People start thinking about life and money when they come to an end. - Emil Krotky

    Most reliable way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it in your wallet. - Frank Hubbard

    They say that money is the root of all evil. The same can be said about lack of money. - Samuel Butler

    “Money can’t buy happiness.” You usually hear this from those who have neither one nor the other. - Robert Orben

    Money is the best depressant. - Leonard Louis Levinson

    Invest in inflation - it's the only thing that keeps growing. - Will Rogers

    If money doesn't give you happiness, give it away! - Jules Renard

    A rich man is just a poor man with money. - William Claude Fields

    An amazing paradox: citizens are much more willing to sacrifice their lives than their money. - Alain (Emile-Auguste Chartier)

    With money, poverty is easier to bear. - Alphonse Allais

    You can look down on money, but you can't lose sight of it. - Andre Prevost

    People with means think that the most important thing in life is love; The poor know for sure that money matters. - Gerald Brenan

    A person can live for a long time on the money he waits for. - William Faulkner

    Money must turn around. The faster you spend, the more you get. - Kapitsa Peter

    If you don't have money, you think about money all the time. If you have money, you only think about money. - Paul Getty

    There is always money, only pockets change. - Stein Gertrude

    Money must be managed, not served. - Seneca

    Money either dominates its owner or serves him. - Horace

    Money spoils character. - Remarque E. M

    As long as money is on paper, it is paper, not money. - Scheine-Sheindl

    I discovered that it was easier to still become rich than to explain to everyone why it didn’t work out. - Jim Rohn

    Often money costs too much. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

    For some people, wealth only comes from the fear of losing it. - Antoine Rivarol

    According to my calculation, the rich man is not the one who counts out money in order to hide it in a chest, but the one who counts out what he has in excess in order to help someone who does not have what he needs. - D. I. Fonvizin

    The smell of profit is pleasant, no matter where it comes from. - Juvenal

    A bank is an institution where it is customary to deposit money. - Boris Krieger

    Credit is the only form trust that cannot be justified without money. - Mikhail Mamchich

    A bank is an institution where you can borrow money if you have the means to convince yourself that you do not need it. - M. Twain

    One person has a lot of money - wealth. Many people have a lot of money - inflation. - Evgeniy Bagashov

    Saving is a way to spend money without any pleasure. - SALAKRU Arman

    To spend money wisely, you need to spend it wisely first. - Leonid Sukhorukov

    You don’t have to take everything personally, especially if the account is a bank account. - Yana Dzhangirova

    Where do you keep your money? - In the bank. - And the jar? - In the safe. -Where is the safe? - In the bank. (...) - Vladimir Borisov

    Somerset Maugham

    If money does not bring happiness, then give it to your neighbor. - Renard Jules

    Thrift is an important source of wealth. - Cicero Marcus Tullius

    Exchanges and banks are the temples of the “golden calf”. - Konstantin Kushner

    Gennady Malkin

    The bank is common sense, a sober approach to reality, to partners. - J. Vrignot

    The less the client pays, the more scandalous he becomes. - Unknown author

    Your business will prosper if you have enough money to get a loan from the bank. - Unknown author

    Lenders differ better memory than debtors. - B. Franklin

    A stock speculator is a person who studies the future and acts before it comes. - Bernard Baruch

    Credit is a helping hand, trembling with impatience. - Gennady Malkin

    Anyone who loves money should also love banks. - Konstantin Kushner

    There was little money in his bank account, but he had accounts in all banks. - Valery Afonchenko

    When someone owes me, I remember very well, But if I owe, I don’t remember, for the life of me. - Aristophanes

    All of humanity, in fact, is divided into two categories: some borrow, others give - Charles Lamb

    You can't borrow if you don't know if you can pay back. - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

    In your youth you dream of an invisibility hat in order to sneak into a women's bathhouse unnoticed, in adulthood - into a bank, and in old age - into heaven... - unknown author

    If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100,000,000, this is already the bank's problem. - John Paul Getty

    The best interest-free loans are given at the bank... Glass Bank, 3-liter... - Vladimir Borisov

    For some people, wealth only comes from the fear of losing it. - A. Rivarol

    If you spend money on unnecessary things, you will have little to spend on what you need. - Chilon

    When unraveling the secret of success for managers, it is worth looking not at the solution, but at the method that allowed it to be reached. - Justin Menkes

    What is business? It’s very simple: it’s other people’s money. - Alexandr Duma

    New and original ideas: this is the path to big money. - Doug Hall

    A dollar is worth whatever the stock exchange says. - Milton Friedman

    We always have money on a whim; we skimp only on useful and necessary expenses. - O. Balzac

    He is rich who considers himself so with what he has. - Pierre Buast

    Money spoils a person, and inflation spoils money. - Boris Krutier

    Grandiose things are done with grandiose means; nature alone does great things for nothing. - Herzen A.I.

    Money is the sixth sense, without it you will not be able to use the other five. - Somerset Maugham

    Money has one drawback - it is its scarcity. Erzhan Orymbetov

    There is always money, only pockets change. - Gertrude Stein

    Whoever does not want his fortune to decrease should spend no more than half of his income; and whoever wants to increase it by no more than a third. - Francis Bacon

    Success begets success, just as money leads to money. - Nicola Chamfort

    Create a source of passive income and live for your own pleasure! - John Davison Rockefeller

    In order to understand that happiness cannot be found in money, you must first know both - happiness and money. - Frederic Beigbeder

    The financial abyss is the deepest of all abysses, you can fall into it all your life.- I. Ilf - E. Petrov

    Money is the sun of life, without which life is hard, dark and cold. - Belinsky V.G.

    Think before you invest, and don't forget to think after you've invested. - F. Doyle

    After a certain point, money ceases to be a goal, it ceases to matter at all. The game itself is what's exciting. - Onassis Aristotle Socrates

    Money is coined freedom. - F. M. Dostoevsky

    Money is like a sixth sense, without which the other five cannot be fully used. - William Somerset Maugham

    If extraordinary returns are expected, then there must be extraordinary risk. - Rowan Howbart

    Profit is profit, no matter how small it may be. - Robert Browning

    Never invest in an idea that you cannot explain on your fingers. - Peter Lynch

    If you pour the contents of your wallet into your head, no one will take it away from you. - Benjamin Franklin

    Anyone who masters email will be a millionaire in the twenty-first century. - Bill Gates.

    Stock trading is a struggle of well-equipped intelligence against the brute power of chance. - Henry Emery

    Most big mistake is what people do in life when they are not trying to make a living doing what they like best. - Malcolm Forbes

    The path to great wealth lies only through passive income! Income that comes to you regardless of your efforts. - John Davison Rockefeller

    Don't say you're working. Show what you've earned. - Thomas Robert Dewar

    There are 2 types of money problems: one when there is not enough of it, and the other when there is too much. Which problem do you choose? - Robert Kiyosaki

“It's great to celebrate success, but it's more important to heed the lessons that failure teaches us.” - Bill Gates

2. Don't miss opportunities

"If someone offers you amazing opportunity, but you’re not sure you can do it, say yes - you’ll learn how to do it later!” (Richard Branson).

3. Focus your efforts on yourself.

“We really compete with ourselves. We have no control over what other people do" (Pete Cashmore).

4. Make an effort to make your plans happen

“It's not about dreams, it's about actions” (Mark Cuban).

5. Never give up

“This is not a failure. I just found 10 thousand ways that will never work" (Thomas Edison).

6. Don't be afraid to mess things up

“Show me a man who has never made a mistake, and I will show you one who does nothing” (William Rosenberg).

7. Let your dreams be free

“Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it’s impossible. Life is too short to dream about something insignificant” (Tim Ferriss).

8. Accept responsibility

“Either you control your day, or your day controls you” (Jim Rohn).

9. Remember that no goal is too big.

“Whatever you think about, think about more” (Tony Hsieh).

10. Dream big

“Whoever is crazy enough to think that he can change the world is the one who changes it” (Steve Jobs).

11. Know what you can and cannot do

“Whether you think you can or think you can’t do something, you’re right in both cases” (Henry Ford).

12. Don't rush to give up

“All dreams can come true if you have the courage to follow them” (Walt Disney).

13. Always try

“I know that if I fail, I won’t regret it. The only thing you should regret is that you didn’t even try.” (Jeff Bezos)

14. Victory is not everything

“I don't believe in failure. It's not a failure if you enjoyed the process." (Oprah Winfrey)

15. Confront your fears

“If you can overcome fear and take risks, amazing things can happen to you.” (Marissa Mayer)

16. Set your own goals and dreams

“Define your meaning of success, achieve it according to own rules and build a life you will be proud of" (Anne Sweeney).

17. Don't let anyone stand in your way

“The question is not who is going to let me, but who is going to stop me” (Ayn Rand).

18. Don't let others get into your head.

“Don't let others define who you are. Only you can do this" (Virginia Rometty).

19. There is always a glimmer of hope to look forward.

“Today was cruel. Tomorrow will be even more cruel. But the day after tomorrow everything will be fine” (Jack Ma).

20. Take control of everything you want.

"Create own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs” (Farrah Gray).

21. Don't give up when it comes to your dreams.

“When you stop dreaming, you stop living” (Malcolm Forbes).

22. Ignore the naysayers

“Take more risks than others think is safe. Dream bigger than others think is practical" (Howard Schultz).

23. You'll never know unless you try.

“You will miss 100% of success if you don’t try” (Wayne Gretzky).

24. Don't waste time being afraid

“I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid I never tried” (Jay Z).

25. You are the master of your own universe

“I am not a product of circumstances. I am who my decisions make me" (Stephen Covey).

“You need to see things in the present tense, even if they are in the future” (Larry Ellison).

27. You know what's best for you

“Always trust your instincts” - Estee Lauder.

28. Don't be afraid to be the first to do something.

“Nothing is possible until someone does it” (Bruce Wayne).

29. Always work towards your dreams

“It’s always hard to work on something you don’t think about in your heart” (Paul Graham).

30. Don't talk - act

“The way to do something is to stop talking and start doing” (Walt Disney).

31. Always expect more

“Never be afraid to give up good for great” (John D. Rockefeller).

32. Don't be afraid to ask for help or advice.

“In life you will get what you have the courage to ask for” (Nancy D. Solomon).

33. Success sometimes comes with failure.

“I had more than 9 thousand unsuccessful shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I was sure that I would win, but lost. I've failed over and over again, and that's why I'm successful." (Michael Jordan)

34. Don't be afraid of hard work

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary” (Vidal Sassoon).

35. Believe in the power of your spirit

“When the going gets tough, move forward” (Joseph P. Kennedy).

36. Failures along the way are inevitable

“Don't worry about failure. There is only one true path for you.” (Drew Houston)

37. Never give up

“Our biggest weakness is that we give up. Most the right way to succeed is to try again" (Thomas Edison).

38. Let failure make you stronger.

“Failure defeats losers and inspires winners” (Robert Kiyosaki).

39. No goal is too big for you

“The key to everything is high expectations” (Robert Kiyosaki).

40. If you decide to give up on your dreams, it's your choice.

“Only our choices show that we actually matter much more than our abilities” (Joan Rowling).

41. Don't give up hope

“Success often comes to those who know that luck is inevitable” (Coco Chanel).

42. Remember to never give up.

“You can never leave. Winners never quit, and quitters never win” (Ted Turner).

43. Try to achieve more goals than you planned

“Go as far as you can. When you are there, you will be able to see even more” (Morgan).

44. Stay positive

“How you start each day determines how you live it” (Robin Sharma).

45. Don't think too much

“Learn to let go of your thoughts and not get too caught up in them” (Russell Simmons).

46. ​​Make an effort

“Luck is a dividend. The more you sweat, the more you get." (Ray Kroc)

47. Always try to be the best

“Prove every day that you are right” (Ray Kroc).

48. Keep trying and you'll definitely end up somewhere.

“Failure will lead you to victory” (Eric Ban).

49. Don't let negative reviews hold you back

“Beware of critics. Mediocre mind - greatest enemy innovation" (Robert Sophia).

50. Dream bigger

“Whenever you dream, think big” (Donald Trump).

Hello, dear readers!

Nowadays they often write about business and how to create it. In this post, great businessmen who were able to create multimillion-dollar businesses will share their experiences about business. So, especially for blog readers Successful People, quotes about business:

If you are successful in one type of business, you will be successful in any type of business.
© Richard Branson

The highest purpose of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more to improve life. © Henry Ford

It is better to buy a good company at a fair price than an honest company at a good price.
© Warren Buffett

Smart people are those who work with people smarter than themselves. © Robert Kiyosaki

Business is the art of extracting money from another person's pocket without resorting to violence.
© M. Amsterdam

Young people should invest, not save. They should invest the money they earn in themselves to increase their value and usefulness. © Henry Ford

In order to succeed, you need to separate yourself from the 98% of the world's population. © Donald Trump

Everyone who opens a new business or registers an enterprise should be given a medal for personal courage.© Vladimir Putin

Leave at any time and create your own business - and it’s never too late to return to Harvard! © Bill Gates

In ancient times, a pirate and a merchant were one person. Even today, commercial ethics is nothing more than a refinement of pirate ethics. © Friedrich Nietzsche

A gambler is someone who sits day and night in front of slot machines. I prefer to own them. © Donald Trump

It is much better to buy a very good company at a fair price than to buy an unremarkable company at an attractive price. © Warren Buffett

People often ask me: “Where did you start?” With the will to live. I wanted to live, not vegetate. © Oleg Tinkov

How many different moves and exits are there in this financial world! A whole labyrinth of underground currents! A little foresight, a little intelligence, a little luck - time and chance - that's what mostly decides the matter. © Theodore Dreiser

The worker's position cannot be improved by making the employer's position worse.© William Boatker

For the success of any enterprise, three people are needed: the dreamer, the businessman and the son of a bitch.
© Peter MacArthur

Running your own business means working 80 hours a week so you don't have to work 40 hours a week for someone else. © Ramona Arnett

The employer's dream is to produce without workers, the workers' dream is to earn money without working. © Ernst Schumacher

In business, as in science, there is no room for either love or hate. © Samuel Butler

If you break the rules, you are fined; if you follow the rules, you are taxed. © Lawrence Peter

If you want to succeed your heart must be in your business and your business must be in your heart. © Thomas J. Watson

The key to business success is innovation, which in turn comes from creativity. © James Goodnight

Your worst clients are your richest source of knowledge. © Bill Gates

These are the immutable laws of business: words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, and only fulfillment is reality. © Harold Genin

Opening your own business is not the most simple task, but certainly worth putting your efforts into solving it. First of all, your own business means the freedom to decide how much and when you will spend your personal time on work. And time, as is known, especially in modern world– this is the most valuable thing we have. In this article you will find some handpicked business quotes that may inspire you to start your own business.

Quotes and phrases about business:

  • 1) Sell a man fish and he'll eat for a day, teach him to fish and you'll ruin a great business opportunity.
    Karl Marx
  • 2) Business has only two functions - marketing and innovation.
    Milan Kundera
  • 3) The ability to learn faster than your competitors can give you a sustainable, competitive advantage.
    Ari de Gius
  • 4) The Internet is Viagra for big business.
    Jack Welch
  • 5) We never try to develop a strategy that wins on price. There is nothing unique about the pricing.
    Josh S. Weston
  • 6) Any business, just like any product, has risks. You can't get around them.
    Lee Iacocca
  • 7) Good leaders businesses create a vision, clearly articulate the vision, and tirelessly drive it to completion.
    Jack Welch
  • 8) Live together as brothers and do business as strangers.
    Arabic proverb
  • 9) Making money is an art, work is also an art, and good business this is the best art.
    Andy Warhole
  • 10) I don’t care whether the person came from Sing Sing prison or Harvard. We hire the person, not their story.
    Malcolm S. Forbes
  • 11) Opening a store is easy, keeping it open is an art.
    Chinese proverb
  • 12) The prudent sees only difficulties, the brave only the advantages for a large enterprise, the hero sees both, the first reduces, the second increases and thus wins.
    Johann Xpar Lavater
  • 13) To everyone young man It wouldn’t hurt to remember that any successful business is based on moral principles.
    Henry Ward Beecher
  • 14) If you can build enough big business, this requires respect.
    Will Rogers
  • 15) In the business world, everything is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Get experience first, money will come later.
    Harold S. Jenin
  • 16) The main direction of business is not to see what lies vaguely in the distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
    Thomas Carlyle
  • 17) You must have your heart in business and business in your heart.
    Thomas Jefferson
  • 18) I don't think anyone in our business is creative. What we do is copy something better than the next person.
    Henry Siegel
  • 19) Not everyone who tries to run a successful business is a speculator.
    Calvin Coolidge
  • 20) In the interests commercial world so that wealth is everywhere.
    Edmund Burke
  • 21) If you want to make some money, write a book. If you want to make a lot of money, create a religion.
    L. Ron Hubbard
  • 22) Business is more exciting than any game.
    Kitty ONill Collins
  • 23) Do not forget, before it is too late, that the work of life is not business, but life.
    Barry S. Forbes
  • 24) I have never called my work “art”. This is part of show business, the business of building entertainment.
    Walt Disney
  • 25) A business leader must keep his organization mission-oriented. It sounds easy, but it is extremely difficult in the competitive and ever-changing environment of modern business. The leader must also motivate potential partners to cooperate.
    Meg Whitman
  • 26) Life is very simple: you do certain things. Most people fail. Some people succeed. If this one works well, others will quickly copy it. After that you do something else. The trick is to do something else.
    Tom Peters
  • 27) Great organizations require high level commitment of the people involved.
    Bill Gates
  • 28) This is a fantastic time to enter the world of business because business will change more in the next ten years than it has in the last fifty years.
    Bill Gates
  • 29) A businessman is a hybrid of a dancer and a calculator.
    Paul Valéry
  • 30) The secret of business is to know something that no one else knows.
    Aristotle Onassis
  • 31) There are three secrets of management. The first secret is to have patience. Second, be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.
    Chuck Tanner
  • 32) It is difficult, but not impossible, to conduct a strictly honest business.
    Mahatma Gandhi
  • 33) If you don't do it perfectly, don't do it at all. Because if you don't do it well, it won't be profitable or fun, and if you're not in business for fun or profit, what the hell are you doing there?
    Robert Townsend
  • 34) Successful combination in business: Do what you do best and do more of what you do.
    David Joseph Schwartz
  • 35) Failure is simply an opportunity to start over, this time more intelligently.
    Henry Ford
  • 36) Wealth, like happiness, is never achieved directly. It comes as a by-product of providing services.
    Henry Ford
  • 37) The air is filled with ideas. They are knocking in your head all the time. You just have to know what you want, then forget it and go about your business. Suddenly an idea will surface. She was always there.
    Henry Ford
  • 38) Disbelief in magic can make a poor soul believe in government and business.
    Tom Robbins
  • 39) Capital is not that important in business. Experience is not that important. You can have both things. What matters are ideas.
    Harvey S. Firestone
  • 40) Conducting business in a socially responsible way is a good thing. This means you can attract the best employees and that clients will know what you stand for and love you for it.
    Derby Brown
  • 41) You are selling the company twice. First of all, when you sell them a product, and when you sell them services.
    Richard Brock
  • 42) The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure and pleasure my business.
    Aaron Burr
  • 43) Business is like sex. When he's good, he's very good, and when he's not so good, he's still good.
    George Katona
  • 44) At the end of the day, all business operations can be boiled down to three words: people, product and profit. Until you have a good team, you won't be able to do anything with the other two.
    Lee Iacocca
  • 45) A project is considered complete when it starts working for you, rather than you working for it.
    Scott Allen
  • 46) Politics is not a game. This is serious business.
    Winston Churchill
  • 47) If you see a successful business, it means that someone once made a bold decision.
    Peter F. Drucker
  • 48) To succeed in business, you need to make others see things the way you see them.
    John H. Patterson
  • 49) If I were in this business for business, I wouldn't be in this business.
    Sol Hurok
  • 50) In the business world, the rear view mirror is always cleaner than the windshield.
    Warren Buffett
  • 51) In business, three conditions are necessary: ​​knowledge, character and time.
    Owen Feltman
  • 52) Profit in business comes from regular customers, clients who announce their project or service, and who bring friends with them.
    Edwards Deming
  • 53) Business exists to create customers.
    Peter F. Drucker
  • 54) The goal of war is peace, business is leisure.
    Aristotle
  • 55) Time is the measure of business.
    Francis Bacon


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