Quotes from wise people about business. Aphorisms, thoughts and sayings about money, business and banks

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Most beginners and even experienced entrepreneurs often face a lack of motivation. There are moments when nothing works out the way you planned, and it seems that you are in vain marking time in one place. In such situations, more than ever, we need the advice and support of a wise mentor - but even the smallest thing - the saying of a person who has achieved recognition and success - can restore the desire to move forward. Therefore, we bring you a selection of 12 motivational quotes from famous entrepreneurs who have achieved tremendous success in their industries despite hostile circumstances.

“Think differently. New ideas don't come from sitting still. Talk to people, observe the world, get out of the office cage, ask questions and try.
Steve Jobs, American engineer and entrepreneur, founder of Apple
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« The biggest risk is not taking risks».

— Mark Zuckerberg, American programmer and entrepreneur, founder of Facebook
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"If you want to be on the path to innovation, then you have to be able to make intuitive judgments."
— Fred Smith, American entrepreneur, founder and CEO of FedEx
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“Customers discover who we are as they interact with us. A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn a reputation by being good at challenging tasks. People notice this over time. I don't think there's a shortcut anywhere."
— Jeff Bezos, American entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Amazon.com
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"There's only one way to do great work, and that's to love her."
- Steve Jobs
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« There is nothing more criminal financial well-being than coming up with a great idea and not bothering to implement it ».
— Donald Trump, American businessman, president of Trump Org
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“Even if you are very talented and put in a lot of effort, some results just take time: you won’t have a baby in a month even if you get nine women pregnant.”
— Warren Buffett, American entrepreneur, President of Berkshire Hathaway
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“The more you try and fail, the more likely you are to stumble upon something worthwhile.”
— Sergey Brin and Larry Page, American entrepreneurs, founders of Google
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"No one is defeated until he admits he is defeated."
— Napoleon Hill, American public figure, author of Think and Grow Rich, one of the best-selling books of all time
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“If you want to have what you never had, you have to do what you never did.”
— Coco Chanel, French fashion designer and founder of Chanel
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"If you hit every hole on the first shot, you'll get tired of golf very soon."
— Warren Buffett
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"Most failures are people who didn't know how close they were to success when they gave up."
— Thomas Edison, American inventor and entrepreneur
Conclusion

Do not be afraid to try, and sooner or later you will achieve your goal. Just believe in yourself, firmly go to your dream, try, experiment, develop and work hard!


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All aphorisms

    If in life you conform to nature, you will never be poor, and if you conform to people's opinion, you will never be rich - Epicurus

    Help people! Not for money, from the bottom of my heart! - John Davison Rockefeller

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

    To be financially secure, don't spend money you haven't earned to buy things you don't need to impress people you don't like. - Deepak Chopra

    You can look down on money, but in no case should you lose sight of it. - A.Prevost

    You won’t understand bankers. First, they send SMS “Take the money!”, And when you take the money, they start calling: “Give back the money!” - Unknown author

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

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

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

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

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

    From the offerings and the gods become accommodating. - Euripides

    He hovered over me and said: "You are a poor man!" I say, "Hey! I have many millions in my account, I am not a poor man. "No, you're poor! You don't even have one billion!" So I realized that I have problems. Bodo Schaefer

    You give money with your hands, and you follow it with your feet. Russian proverb

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

    Money spent on education is never wasted. English proverb

    Most safe way to double money is to fold it in half and put it in your own pocket. - Ilf and Petrov.

    There is nothing more innocent 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 for good table. - Luc Vauvenargues

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

    A person who leaves money to his heirs shows no 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 will not refuse the thirteenth salary. - Yanina Ipohorskaya

    If the wife finds joy in saving money, the only thing left for the husband is to find joy in making money. - Edgar Howe

    Actually, I am 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 earn money, go into business, if you want to devote yourself to public service, live on a salary. - Vladimir Putin

    Better a small dollar than thank you very much. - Mikhail Zhvanetsky

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

    That's right: a person needs money in order to never think about it. - brothers Strugatsky

    He who seeks millions very rarely finds them, but he who does not seek them never finds them! - O. Balzac

    Beware of small expenses: a small leak will sink a big ship. - B. Franklin

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

    As wealth grows, so does anxiety. - Horace

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

    Once in the country some roam 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: the prodigal do not know it, and the stingy 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 immediately die. - Aristotle

    After all, money is like a hedgehog, which is easy to catch, but not easy to keep. - Claudius Elian

    Money does not 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 were 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 sharpen and borrow money suddenly. - Heinrich Heine

    Money can't buy love, but it can improve your starting position for bargaining. - Lawrence Peter

    If you have little money, you need to do business. If there is no money at all, you need to do business urgently, right now! - John Davison Rockefeller

    Being rich these days 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 the betterment of life. - Henry Ford

    Cash is not the only connection between man and man. - 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 is waiting for. - William Faulkner

    The problem is not to have money for black caviar, but to find a taste in it. - André Maurois

    People who think that money can do everything, they themselves are able to do everything for money. - Pierre Buast

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

    All I need is a chance to see that happiness isn't about money. - Ashley Brilliant

    What makes us a great nation is not our wealth, but how we use it. - Theodore Roosevelt

    Take care of honor from a young age, and the rest in a reliable bank. - from the Rentier's Handbook

    The price is the cost plus a reasonable recompense for the scruples 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? As a smart man, he chose wealth. - Mechislav Shargan

    Crazy money is money that induces rabies in those who are not able to earn it. - V. Turovsky

    Whoever speaks the language of money will be understood in any country. - Ben Afra

    Three things can drive a man crazy: love, vanity, and the study of money. - Walter Leaf

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

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

    The one 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 go towards them. - Aristotle Onassis

    The highest achievements of economic thought occur during periods of economic decline. - Buchwald's law

    Two by two is four. This is if real money. Barter - three. By mutual offsets - eight. - folk wisdom

    Unpaid loans lead to the bankruptcy of banks, which will be nationalized by the state, which will eventually 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 lies in the ability to use it. Franklin B.

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

    Money does not give happiness, but everyone wants to see for himself. - Stefan Kiselevsky

    Finances constitute that fulcrum, which, according to Archimedes, allows you to turn the whole world upside down. - Cardinal Richelieu

    Everything I do, I do for a reason, and usually that reason is money. - Susie Parker

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

    According to the results sociological survey the most popular printed edition among the people are money. - Unknown author

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

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

    Gertrude Stein

    You don't have to be afraid of big expenses. We must 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. - Mechislav Shargan

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

    There is nothing more criminal for financial well-being than coming up with a great idea and not bothering to implement 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 - up to 7 years, at trainings, and when life has driven you into a corner. - Stephen Covey

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

    Business — the most exciting game, in which the maximum excitement is combined 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 need advice on how to get rich, and they are 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 his work immediately should become a shoemaker. - Albert Einstein

    Expenses tend to match income. - Arthur Bloch

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

    Of the five deadly sins of business, the first, and usually the most common, is excessive pursuit of 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 money, but about principle," don't believe it. It's about money. - Keene Hubbard

    Fernando de Rojas

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

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

    Wealth is a thing without which one can live happily. But wealth is a thing necessary for happiness. - Nikolay Chernyshevsky

    Money can do anything: it tears down rocks, it dries up rivers; there is no peak that a donkey loaded with gold could not climb. - Fernando de Rojas

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

    Morning money in the evening chairs. Is it possible vice versa? Yes, but money up front. - Ilf and Petrov

    Antoine Rivarol

    Not being greedy is already wealth, not being wasteful is income. - Mark Thulius Cicero

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

    Ideas are capital that bring 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 wag his tail happily. - John Billings

    Extra money can only buy more. And of what the soul needs, nothing can be bought with money. - Henry Thoreau

    Money has not made a fool of anyone, it only makes a fool appear. - Keene Hubbard

    The best way helping the poor is not becoming one of them. - Lang Hancock

    The lucky ones live with money, the unlucky ones live without, and the rascals for. - Georges Elgosy

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

    Don't chase money - go to meet them. - Aristotle Onassis

    A good adviser 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 man with money. - Pablo Picasso

    Many dream of such money, in which money is no longer needed. - Vladislav Grzeszczyk

    When self-interest sounds in words, do not believe, neither the flattery of a woman, nor the intrigues of a man. - Alisher Navoi

    Most of the saints were poor, but it does not follow that most of the poor are saints. — William Inge

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

    To the number erogenous zones the wallet should also be included. - Leszek Kumor

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

    If they say to you: "My wealth is acquired hard work", ask: "Whose?" - Don Marquis

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

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

    Money is needed even in order to do without them. - Honore de Balzac

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

    Banks are doing a service to society by ridding it of donkeys who scream at every corner that health and happiness are everything and money doesn't matter. - Nash O.

    Honor money neither more nor less than it is worth; it is a good servant and a bad master. - A. Dumas son

    Generosity is more profitable than stinginess. - Lion Feuchtwanger

    Money is freedom forged in gold. - Erich Maria Remarque

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

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

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

    Pay first, and then faint. - Stanislav Jerzy Lec

    If you set aside a little every month, then in a year you will be surprised how little you have accumulated. - Ernest Haskins

    The budget never stays in balance. - Gustave Flaubert

    Money for smart people is a means, for fools it is an end. - Adrian Decourcelle

    The main organ of the human body, the unshakable foundation on which the soul rests, is the wallet. - Thomas Carlyle

    We must buy in proportion to the profit and loss. If you don't want to go broke, don't spend the unearned income. - Unsur Al-maali (Key Qaboos)

    Humanity loves money, whatever it is made of. - Michael Bulgakov

    Be careful and prepare for tomorrow. - Aesop

    Big money can be made in two cases: when creating a new state and when it collapses. During creation, this process is slower; during destruction, it is fast. - Margaret Mitchell

    First money into knowledge, then knowledge into money. This is the model of 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 turns into a desire to save. - Mikhail Zhvanetsky

    Quintus Horace Flaccus

    Every life dedicated to the pursuit of money is death. Resurrection - in disinterestedness. - Albert Camus

    Spend one penny less than you earn. - Benjamin Franklin

    The simplest way do not need money - do not get more than you need, but live less than you can. - Vasily Klyuchevsky

    Those who think that money can do everything, in reality they can do everything for the sake of money. - George Savile Halifax

    The greatest misuse of money is that it can buy political power. - Karl Raimund 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. - Mark Tullius Cicero

    After all, money is like a hedgehog, which is easy to catch, but not easy to keep. - Claudius Elian

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

    It is shameful not to be able to endure poverty; not being able to get rid of it with labor is even more shameful. - Pericles

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

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

    Money can't buy friends, but you can make a lot of interesting acquaintances. - Unknown

    Big money, delighting during the day, disturbing at night. - Leonid S. Sukhorukov

    The lucky ones live with money, the unlucky ones live without, and the rascals live for. - Georges Elgosy

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

    A small amount loaned makes a debtor; big - makes the enemy - Seneca

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

    Evil is not in money, but in the willingness of a person to do any evil for them - Baurzhan Toyshibekov

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

    Money is now valuable: honor goes for money, friendship for money; the poor people do not need anywhere. - Fedor Ivanovich Karpov

    Better an enemy for nothing than a friend for money. - Karol Bunsch

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

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

    Cautious businessman: a person who takes money from the stock exchange and goes to Las Vegas with it. - Robert Orben

    Chat! Money comes to you through other people. Unsociable people rarely become rich. 100% responsibility for their lives. - John Davison Rockefeller

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

    When you spend money on things you don't need, you won't have enough money for things you need. - Chilon

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

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

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

    Money is said to be the root of all evil. The same can be said about lack of money. - Samuel Butler

    "Money can't buy happiness." Usually you hear this from those who have neither one nor the other. - Robert Orben

    Money is the best depressant. - Leonard Louis Levinson

    Invest in inflation - this is the only thing that goes up all the time. - Will Rogers

    If money doesn't make you happy, 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 and poverty is easier to bear. - Alphonse Alle

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

    People with means think that the main thing in life is love; The poor know exactly what money matters. - Gerald Brenan

    A person can live for a long time on the money he is waiting 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 should be managed, not served. - Seneca

    Money either dominates its owner or serves him. - Horace

    Money ruins character. - Remarque E. M

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

    I found that it's easier to get rich after all than to explain to everyone why it didn't work out. - Jim Rohn

    Often money is too expensive. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

    For other people, wealth only brings that fear of losing it. - Antoine Rivarol

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

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

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

    Credit is the only form of 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 you that you don't need it. - M. Twain

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

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

    To spend money wisely, you must first spend on the mind. - Leonid Sukhorukov

    It is not necessary to take everything personally, especially if the account is a bank account. - Yana Dzhangirova

    Where do you keep money? - In the bank. - And the bank? - In the safe. - Where's the safe? - In the bank. (...) - Vladimir Borisov

    Somerset Maugham

    If happiness is not in money, then give it to your neighbor. - Renard Jules

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

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

    Gennady Malkin

    A bank is common sense, a sober approach to reality, to partners. - J. Vrigno

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

    Your business flourishes if you have enough money to get a bank loan. - Unknown author

    Creditors have a better memory than debtors. - B. Franklin

    An exchange 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

    Whoever loves money must 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 mankind, in fact, is divided into two categories: some borrow, others give - Charles Lam

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

    In your youth, you dream of a cap of invisibility in order to sneak into the women's bath unnoticed, in adulthood - to the bank, and in old age - to paradise .. - unknown author

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

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

    For other people, wealth only brings that fear of losing it. - A. Rivarol

    When you spend money on things you don't need, you won't have enough money for things you need. - Chilon

    Unraveling the secret of the success of managers, it is worth looking not at the solution, but at the method that made it possible to come to it. - Justin Menkes

    What is business? It's very simple: it's someone else's money. - Alexandr Duma

    New and original ideas: This is the way to big money. - Doug Hall

    A dollar is worth as much as the exchange says. - Milton Friedman

    We always have money for whims, we skimp only on useful and necessary expenses. - O. Balzac

    Rich is the one who considers himself so with what he has. - Pierre Buast

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

    Grandiose things are done by grandiose means, nature alone does great things for free. - 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 their lack. Yerzhan Orymbetov

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

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

    Success breeds success, as money goes to money. - Nicola Chamfort

    Create a source of passive income and live to your heart's content! - John Davison Rockefeller

    In order to understand that happiness is not about money, you first need to know both - happiness and money. - Frederic Begbeder

    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, gloomy 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 captivates. - Onassis Aristotle Socrates

    Money is minted freedom. - F. M. Dostoevsky

    Money is, as it were, the sixth sense, without which it is impossible to fully use the other five. - William Somerset Maugham

    If extraordinary profit is expected, then there must be extraordinary risk. - Rowan Howbart

    Profit is profit, however small it may be. - Robert Browning

    Never invest in an idea that you can't put your finger on. - Peter Lynch

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

    He who masters perfectly 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

    The biggest mistake people make in life is when they don't try to make a living doing what they love the most. - 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 kinds of money problems: one is when there are not enough of them, and the other is when there are too many of them. What problem do you choose? - Robert Kiyosaki

In this section you can read people quotes and philosophers of all ages, as well as business quotes successful people our planet. Represented aphorisms,as well as Interesting Facts about great people. For many, a 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 today's doubts. (Franklin Roosevelt).
*interesting fact about Franklin Roosevelt- in honor of Franklin Roosevelt, a street in Yalta was named, earlier this street was called Boulevard.


With a gentleman, I always try to be one and a half times the big gentleman, and with a swindler, I try to be one and a half times the big swindler. (Otto von Bismarck).*interesting Bismarck fact- it was Bismarck who initiated the unification of the German principalities into a single national 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, they will warm you twice(Henry Ford) . *interesting forde fact- he has one aphorism, which is not often seen on the Internet, at one time he said - "A car is not a luxury, but a means of transportation." Another thing I want to note about Ford is that he was an engineer and very hardworking man, and people who do nothing and at the same time have a lot of money, he called - unworthy of existence!


Great opportunities come to everyone, but many do not even know that they have met with them.(William Channing Ellery).*interesting fact of Channing- his books were famous, even Leo Tolstoy himself read his "works". And the main ideology in the later books of Channing was that God exists in the soul of every person. He was also an activist for the abolition of black slavery.


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


It's all about thoughts. Thought is the beginning of everything. And thoughts can be controlled. And therefore, the main thing of perfection is to work on thoughts. (L.N. Tolstoy). * interesting facts about Tolstoy- He could not finish the university, he left it 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 in the future to create a novel: "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 facts about Fyodor Dostoevsky- Fedor had his first child when he was 46 years old, unfortunately the child (daughter) died after 3 months. In total, Fedor had four children, two died ...


Ideas are the cheapest commodity ... But the number of people who can implement ideas and make money from them is very limited (Bruce Barton). *interesting facts about Bruce Barton is an American writer and businessman who came up with the idea of ​​creating names for such companies as General Motors and General Electric. He also suggested at one time the idea that companies would sponsor programs on central TV channels.
How many millionaires do you know who built their fortune on interest on deposits? Here I am about the same(Robert Allen). *interesting facts about Robert Allen- he has many bestselling business books that have enabled Americans to increase their financial literacy and earn big money, one of the books is "Many Sources of Income".


Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, while poor people have small libraries and big TVs (Zig Ziglar). *interesting facts 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 Sieg, many books are still relevant and, for example: "Deal Secrets"


Money will not buy happiness for someone who does not know what he wants. Money will not show the goal to those who choose their path with their eyes closed (Ayn Rand). *interesting facts about Aina 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 facts about jim ron- this person is one of the champions in the number of speeches in front of an audience - about 6500 times, about 4.1 million people listened to his oral lectures.


Each of our days is a bank account, and the money on it is our time. There are no rich and poor here, everyone has 24 hours (Christopher Rice). *interesting facts 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 a poet...


Great deeds must be done without hesitation, so that the thought of danger does not weaken courage and speed.(Gaius Julius Caesar).*interesting facts about Julius Caesar- this great man became famous for many achievements in the Roman Republic, in fact, he is the ancestor 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").


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


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


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


The leader must have the strength of character and perseverance in order to endure what is beyond the power of ordinary employees (Jack Ma). *interesting facts about Jack Ma- He is the founder of Taobao (this is a Chinese site that works like Ebay). could not compete with Taobao.


In business, as in science, there is no room for love or hate.(Samuel Butler). *interesting facts about Samuel Butler- graduated from the University of Cambridge, a year later migrated to New Zealand where he raised sheep. After 5 years, he returned to England, and sheep breeding 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 facts about Harold Jenin was an American businessman who lived for 87 years. And his wife lived 102 years.


He who loses money loses a lot; he who loses a friend loses much more; whoever 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 helps to prevent damage. Results come from the use of opportunities (Peter Drucker) . - he does not have many books and quotes about business, but the famous book " Effective leader"On improving the personal effectiveness of the leader, became 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 it, and not everyone likes it. (Vladimir Potanin).*interesting facts about Vladimir Potanin- this businessman in 2006 was in 89th place in the Forbes world list. In 2016, he already occupies 51st place in the world and 1st place in Russia, although from 2006 to 2016 there were already 2 crises ... And his business is growing, he bought in 2015 a stake in the Zaodno network.


Half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from unsuccessful ones is perseverance.(Steve Jobs) . *interesting facts about Jobs- His only wife was Lauren Powell, he met her when he lectured at the Stanford Business School. They had 3 children in total: 1 boy and 2 girls. About his youngest daughter Eve, he said: "she will either become the head of Apple or the president of the United States."


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


I remember about the books I read no more than about the food I ate, but it was the books that helped me to take place (as a person) (Ralph Waldo Emerson).*interesting facts 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 facts about Boris Berezovsky- his family (father and mother) and he himself were engineers. Berezovsky had two higher educations (MLI and Mekhmat 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, 4 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 facts about Charles Dickens- his first love is the daughter of a banker: Maria Bidnell, but he did not find happiness in this marriage, after he went to Ellen Ternan. Based on this motive, the film "The Invisible Woman" was shot in 2013.


Friendship based on business is better than business based on friendship(William James).
*interesting facts about William James- in 1907 he was a professor of psychology at 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 facts about Thomas Dewar- in addition to quotes, he has many jokes and aphorisms, they even had a special status - "duarisms", as an example - The biggest lies are written on tombstones."


The Internet does not change the business model, it can only give powerful new tools to existing ones.(Doug Devas).
*interesting facts about Doug Dewas- 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.


Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in complete darkness: you know what you're doing, but no one else (Stuart Henderson Britt).
*interesting facts about Stuart Henderson- years of life 1907-1979, was an American psychologist, the direction of psychology is 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 an older one, he said, - "nothing in the world can replace perseverance."


There is nothing easier than to find fault with others. To grumble, you do not need any mind, no talent, no self-denial(Robert West).
*interesting facts about Robert West is a famous professor who has helped many people to quit smoking. He is the founder of NHS Stop Smoking Services and has been a consultant to the UK Department of Health. Published the book "I don't smoke anymore".


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


You must be interested and determined in order to start a business. And the test of determination will be your business plan (Yitzhak Adizes).
* interesting facts about Adizes- The Government of the Russian Federation attracted him as a consultant to raise to more high level management systems.


Life is like riding a bicycle. You won't fall while pedaling.(Claude Pepper).
*interesting facts about Claude Pepper- at one time he was a senator in the state of Florida, his career did not go further, because. an influential sophist declared that his sister was a Thespian, although there is nothing wrong with that, 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 facts about David Hertz- Hertz was an outstanding scientist and had many titles. He also served as commander of the US Navy during World War II. Colleagues and friends called him affectionately - "because-because."


A person who is lucky is a person who has done what others were only going to do.(Jules Renard).
*interesting facts 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 facts about Georg Hegel- Hegel is a real philosopher, but this person 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 choosing words.


A dollar is worth as much as the exchange says(Milton Friedman).
*interesting facts about Milton Friedman- Friedman won the Nobel Prize in Economics. He adhered to such a view - "if the state does not interfere in the regulation of the market, then in the long term, current prices will tend to be competitive."


Nothing in the world can replace perseverance. Talent? Talented losers - all the time. Genius? Unrecognized geniuses have become proverbial. Education? The world is full of fools good education. Only perseverance and work will grind everything (Thomas Watson Sr.).
*interesting facts about Thomas Watson- was the head of IBM, brought a lot of innovation to the company, he was not an engineer and he did not have a 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 facts 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 work. (Theodore Roosevelt).
* interesting facts about Theodore Roosevelt- Roosevelt was very fond of eating eggs for breakfast. Few people know, but his whole family knew how to use stilts and every member of the family had them.


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


In general, people work harder and are more innovative when they are not forced, a completely different picture where they are strictly told what to do (Soichiro Honda) .
*interesting facts about Soichiro Honda- He was born into a poor family, his father was a blacksmith. One of his main beliefs was - the method of "trial and error" is an integral part of success.


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


People who decide to act are usually lucky. On the contrary, they are rarely successful for people who only do what they weigh and delay (Herodotus).
*interesting facts about Herodotus- was not only a famous historian, which is why he was nicknamed 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 chop down a tree, I would spend six hours sharpening my axe. (Abraham Lincoln).
* interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln- he is considered one of the best presidents of America, many still cite his selflessness as an example, also, because of his tragic death, he is popularly considered a martyr who gave his life to reunite the country and free black slaves.


If you do not have a purpose in life, then you will work for someone who has it.(Robert Anthony).
*interesting facts about Robert Anthony- the famous psychologist and scientist from the United States, who specializes in the field of management. His books have helped many people become successful in life. Download the book "Stop thinking! Act!"


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


Poverty puts barriers to our desires, but it also limits, and wealth multiplies our needs, but also makes it possible to satisfy them. (Vauvenargues, Luc de Clapier).
*interesting facts about Luc de Clapier- French writer, philosopher and moralist. Was very smart person, but during the service he fell ill with smallpox, which did not allow him to move further up the career ladder.
When a crop is not harvested for a long time, it rots. But if you put off things all the time, they only become more.(Paulo Coelho) .
*interesting facts about Paulo Coelho- women have always experienced increased attention to his person, as a result, he was married four times, but remained and remains to this day married to Kristina Oitisika, who inspires him to publish wonderful books.


For a ship that does not know where it is sailing, not a single wind will be fair.(Lucius Annaeus Seneca).
*interesting facts about Seneca- received the highest position of consul and in those days reached a wealth of 300 million sisters (these are silver coins weighing 1.13 grams).


Everything that I once said to myself must be done (this is the only way a real iron will is acquired). To be a master of oneself and then become a master for others - this is what I should, what I want and what I will pursue (Leskov N.M). *interesting facts about N.M. Leskov- Leskov was friends with Leo Tolstoy, he spoke very warmly about him and his ideas. So he wrote about Lev Nikolaevich in one of his letters - "I am always in agreement with him and there is no one on earth who would be dearer to me than him."


Raise a man so that the state rises. Man is the goal, all systems are means, religion too. No one should turn systems into a goal. Because man is the most worthy of respect being 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 worked part-time like many boys on the street, selling drinks. He played football, but his father did not allow him to start a professional football career.


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


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


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


Always try to include the value of the item(David Ogilvie).
*interesting facts 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 . Thank God. Yours forever, D.O."


When secretaries sit back and chatter, it is a clear sign that the institution is in a state of decay (Lee Iacocca).
*interesting facts about Lee Iacocca- Lee Iacocca worked at Ford for a long time - was a manager. But under his management, one line of cars had an incorrectly designed chassis, after which all these 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 where voracious sharks roam in circles looking for prey. In this game, knowledge is the key to strength and power. Spend money on knowing what you are doing, otherwise someone will "do" you very quickly. Financial illiteracy is a huge problem. People constantly get into dangerous situations just 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 that since his student years, Trump does not drink anything and does not smoke. And he sleeps 3-4 hours a day and believes that this is quite enough.


I 100% assure you that every novice businessman should have a company development strategy. But do not forget that this is not a dogma, and depending on the situation, you can, and even need to, deviate from the plan. (Vladimir Lisin).
* interesting facts about Vladimir Lisin- Currently, Vladimir Lisin is one of the richest businessmen in Russia, he ranks 8th according to Forbes in 2015. He holds the main stake in the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works. My labor activity he started in 1975 as a regular electrician for a Russian coal company.
When I did not have enough money, I sat down to think, and did not run to earn money. An idea is the most valuable commodity in the world(Steve Jobs) .
*interesting facts about Jobs- "Many people praise Jobs, but few people know his character flaws... For example, he was a perfectionist, which of course helped him to make unique designs, but for employees it sometimes turned into hell, for example: machine tools and machines in his factory were painted and repainted many times while he fanatically chose color solution. As a result, there were snow-white walls, like in a museum, black 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 look after himself before his death ... "


All life is risk management, not risk elimination(Walter Wriston).
*interesting facts 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 American Tufts Archive in digitized form."


At the root of every successful venture is a bold decision once made.(Peter Drucker).
*interesting facts about Peter Drucker- "The Drucker Prize is an annual event held by the Graduate School of Management of St. state university, within which GSOM students and graduates receive awards in various categories. The awards 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 facts about Karl Marx- "Karl Marx is a famous German philosopher, he studied the basics of the class struggle. He had never been to Russia, although his teachings became the basis of the communist movement. There was a statue of Zeus in his office and he grew his beard, imitating Zeus ..."


There are three ways to go broke: the fastest way is horse racing, the most enjoyable way is women, and the most reliable way is farming. (William Pitt, Jr.).
*interesting facts about William Pitt- "William Pitt - headed the Cabinet of Ministers of Great Britain. He became prime minister at 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 Waitley).
*interesting facts 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 have also become bestsellers in their category... Few people know when USANA Health Sciences learned that Denis Whateley does not have a master's degree, he has announced his retirement from the company, and the company has not been able to verify whether Whately's Ph.D. from the University of La Jolla is genuine."


If you want to succeed, keep believing in yourself even when no one else believes in you. (Abraham Lincoln) .
*interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln- "Few people know that Lincoln went bankrupt several times while running his business. Also, he was defeated many times in elections for the senate and for the presidency ... It was A tall man- 193 cm and he wore a hat in the form of a cylinder (which added to his height), in which he sometimes hid money and important letters.


Education increases the chances of wealth (Alisher Usmanov).
* explanation by Alisher Usmanov 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 high achievements. If you have champion qualities, putting work into them, you will always achieve your goal."


I have no friends or enemies - only competitors (Aristotle Onassis).
*interesting fact about Aristotle Onassis- He was the son of a rich father, but started the business without his help, walking for a long time near the tobacco factory, he managed, after his perseverance, to offer samples of tobacco, after which he received his first order for several thousand dollars.


I didn’t just take a place for myself, I didn’t just take office - I decided for myself that I was ready to restore my country for anything, for any sacrifice. That is, I have defined this for myself as the main meaning of my whole life. And for myself I decided that this is mine, in broad sense personal life, my personal interests are over (Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich).
*an interesting fact about Putin V.V.- While serving in the KGB, Vladimir Putin had the nickname "Moth".


I learned a simple lesson that changed the whole system today retail in America. Let's say I bought a product for 80 cents. If you put it on the counter at a price of $ 1, you can sell three times more than at a price of $ 1 and 20 cents. I halved my profits, but ended up with much more on volume (Samuel Walton) .
*interesting fact about Samuel Walton- During the Great Depression, Sam Walton takes part in family business in the milk trade, his duties included milking cows and delivering milk to customers.


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


In Silicon Valley, many started their own business, created companies, but 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 facts about Zuckerberg- Time magazine named Zuckerberg Person of the Year in 2010. Mark Zuckerberg announced on December 8, 2010 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 at the gay pride parade in San Francisco...


There is only one thing that a person can completely control - this is his own attitude towards life.(Napoleon Hill).
*interesting facts about Napoleon Hill-During his work on the book Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon managed to take detailed interviews with five hundred of the most successful Americans and develop a universal formula for success suitable for people of even 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. The value of a person should be determined by what he gives, and not by what he is able to achieve. Try to become not successful, but a valuable person. You need to learn the rules of the game. And then, you need to start playing the best. The biggest stupidity is to do the same thing and hope for a different result. (Albert Einstein).

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

2. Don't Miss Opportunities

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

3. Focus your efforts on yourself

“We are really competing with ourselves. We have no control over what other people do.” (Pete Cashmore)

4. Make an effort to make it happen

"It's not about dreams, it's about doing" (Mark Cuban).

5. Never give up

“It's not a failure. I just found 10,000 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 a man 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 of small things.” (Tim Ferris)

8. Take responsibility

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

9. Remember that no goal is too big.

“Whatever you think about, think big” (Tony Shay).

10. Dream big

“The one who 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 you think you cannot do something, you are right in both cases” (Henry Ford).

12. Do not 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 to regret is that you didn’t even try” (Jeff Bezos).

14. Winning isn't everything

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

15. Fight your fears

“If you can overcome the feeling of fear and take risks, then amazing things can happen to you” (Marissa Meyer).

16. Set your own goals and dreams

“Define what you mean by success, achieve it on your own terms, and build a life you can 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 can stop me” (Ayn Rand).

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

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

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

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

20. Take control of whatever you want

“Create your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs” (Farrah Grey).

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

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

22. Ignore the Skeptics

“Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.” (Howard Schultz)

23. You will never know unless you try.

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

24. Don't waste time on fear

"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 what my decisions have made me.” —Stephen Covey

“You need to see things in the present, 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 on 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 taking action” (Walt Disney).

31. Always count on more

"Never be afraid to give up the good for the 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've had over 9,000 bad shots in my career. I lost almost 300 games. 26 times I was sure that I would win, but I lost. I have failed over and over and that is why I am successful.” (Michael Jordan)

34. Don't be afraid of hard work

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

35. Believe in the power of your spirit

“When the going gets tough, go ahead” (Joseph P. Kennedy).

36. Failures along the way are inevitable

“Don't worry about failures. You only have one right way.” (Drew Houston)

37. Never give up

“Our biggest weakness is that we give up. The surest way to succeed is to try one more time.” (Thomas Edison)

38. Let failure make you stronger.

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

39. No goal is too big for you.

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

40. If you choose to give up on your dreams, that's your choice.

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

41. Don't Give Up on Hope

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

42. Remember to never give up

“You can never leave. Winners never back down, and backsliders 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. ​​Put in the 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're bound to end up somewhere

“Failure will lead you to win” (Eric Bahn).

49. Don't let negative reviews get in the way

“Beware of the critics. The mediocre mind is the greatest enemy of innovation” (Robert Sophia).

50. Dream big

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

Good day, dear readers of my blog! Today I will give you not just quotes about business and success, but expressions of people who have achieved global success. They will share their experiences and talk about what inspired, supported and helped them to stick to the goal. These are great people who belong to modern society, which means that what they say or do is relevant and can motivate each of us to achieve.

Top 20 quotes

  1. In baseball, as in business, there are three types of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who are surprised it's happening at all. Tommy LaSorda (one of the best baseball coaches).
  2. If you are not ready to change and get out of your comfort zone, do not try to practice own business. Ruben Vardanyan (Advisor to the President of Sberbank).
  3. Finance and business are dangerous waters where voracious sharks roam in circles looking for prey. In this game, knowledge is the key to strength and power. Spend money on knowing what you are doing, otherwise someone will "do" you very quickly. Financial illiteracy is a huge problem. People get into dangerous situations all the time just because they haven't been properly prepared. Donald Trump (45th President of the United States).
  4. I am convinced that half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from failures is perseverance. Steve Jobs
  5. If faith in success and devotion to the idea are unshakable, they cannot be resisted. Pavel Durov (founder of Vkontakte).
  6. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, don't be afraid to experiment, don't be afraid to work hard. Perhaps nothing will work out for you, perhaps circumstances will be stronger than you, but then, if you don’t try, you will be bitter and hurt that you didn’t try. Eugene Kaspersky (Head of ZAO Kaspersky Lab).
  7. If you have not defined your purpose in life, then you will work for someone who has it. Robert Anthony (Professor in Management Psychology).
  8. The most important thing in business is to focus on creating something important. I just worked on what I would like to use myself. Mark Zuckerberg (founder of Facebook).
  9. As a rule, sustainable success is achieved not due to a desperate (“hang yourself with shoelaces”) one-time (“now or never!”) jerk or feat, but as a result of everyday decision-making and their implementation. Stephen Covey (American businessman, wrote one of the most influential books on business).
  10. The five main talents for success are focus, caution, organization, innovation, and communication. Harold Jenin (President of ITT Corporation).
  11. The only thing that kept me from failing was that I loved my job—it was that feeling that drove me. Steve Jobs (Founder of Apple Corporation).
  12. Never falling down is not the greatest merit in life. The main thing is to get up every time. Nelson Mandela (8th President of South Africa).
  13. I want this. So it will be. Henry Ford (Inventor, owner of car factories).
  14. The lesson I learned and followed all my life was to try and try and try again - but never give up! Richard Branson (Founder of the Virgin Group).
  15. The longer you go to success, the closer it gets. Too many give up a step before victory. Remember: this step will be done by others. Napoleon Hill (American author, creator of the self-help genre).
  16. Success is nothing more than a few simple rules observed daily, and failure is just a few mistakes repeated daily. Together they make up what leads us to either success or failure! Jim Rohn (American speaker, business coach).
  17. If you are doing something and you are good at it, you should do something else, even better. Do not dwell on one thing for too long, just calculate what will happen next. Seth Godin (American speaker, author and entrepreneur).
  18. Most people are deprived of financial success because the fear of losing money is much greater than the joy of wealth. Robert Kiyosaki (American businessman, investor, author of self-development books).
  19. Build success out of failure. Obstacles and failures are the two surest steps to success. Dale Carnegie (American educator, speaker, writer).
  20. I can't give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure: try to please everyone. Gerard Swope (President of General Electric Co.).

Re-read these motivating quotes sometimes, they were formed thanks to the experience of people who have achieved worldwide success, were able to realize their potential, and, accordingly, will help you achieve your goals. I also recommend reading an article about people who have achieved success with their work, for inspiration. That's all for today, dear readers, subscribe to my blog to keep abreast of new interesting information!

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