20 motivating quotes from very rich people

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

About success, failure and the true value of money.

Jack Ma Founder of Alibaba.

Never give up. Today is hard, and tomorrow it will be worse, but the day after tomorrow the sun will definitely come out.

Mark Zuckerberg Co-founder of Facebook.

The biggest risk is not taking risks. In a rapidly changing world, this is the only tactic that is guaranteed to lead to failure.

Larry Page Co-founder of Google.

The most ambitious goals are often the easiest to achieve. People are not crazy enough to take on tasks that seem impossible. This means that you will have fewer competitors.

Jeff Bezos Founder of Amazon.

If you start doing something new, be prepared to be misunderstood.

Bill Gates Co-founder of Microsoft.

Success is a lousy teacher. He makes smart people think they can't fail.

Just work like hell. If others work 40 hours a week, and you plow 100 hours, then even doing the same, you can achieve results two and a half times faster. What will take others a year, you can do in four months. And if you're lazy, just don't waste time getting your business up and running.

J. K. Rowling Writer, author of the Harry Potter series.

You can't live your life without failing in some way. And if you live cautiously, constantly fearing failure, you fail by default.

Michael Bloomberg Owner of Bloomberg news agency.

Entrepreneurship isn't just about owning a business. It's a way of looking at the world, finding opportunities where others see obstacles and taking risks when others hesitate.

Bernard Arnault CEO Louis Vuitton.

If you think something needs to be done, do it yourself. We French have a lot of good ideas, but we rarely bring them to life.

Jorge Paulo Lehmann Co-founder of Brazilian-American investment company 3G Capital.

I always say that dreaming big is no harder than dreaming small. Don't be afraid to dream!

Sheldon Adelson Chairman of the Board of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns casinos in Las Vegas.

The entrepreneur is born with a thirst for risk. But we must not forget about other qualities: courage, self-confidence and, most importantly, the ability to learn from failures and get up after failures.

Forrest Mars - Junior Entrepreneur, heir to Mars, Inc.

If you offer a really good product that people want, money will come.

Warren Buffett Entrepreneur, investor, one of the richest people in the world.

No matter how talented you are and no matter how hard you try, some things just take time. You cannot give birth to a child in a month by impregnating nine women.

Oprah Winfrey TV presenter.

The secret of my financial success is that I have never thought about money for a single minute in my life.

Ray Dalio Founder of the investment firm Bridgewater Associates.

When I look back at past successes, I realize that the greatest reward was the relationship with the people with whom life brought me together. Money is a random bonus.

Ross Perot Entrepreneur and politician.

Most people give up, almost succeeding. They leave the race a meter before the finish line. Last minute and one step away from a winning touchdown.

Richard Branson Founder of the Virgin Group Corporation.

Learning business is like learning to walk. You don't just follow instructions. You learn by falling and getting up.

Isabel dos Santos Co-owner of the mobile operator Unitel and the Angolan bank Banco BIC.

The secret is that success can only be achieved with sufficient determination and hard work. There are no easy ways.

Sergey Brin Co-founder of Google.

Everyone says that money cannot buy happiness. Despite this, I always thought that a lot of money would make me at least a little happier. It turned out not to be so.