Famous entrepreneur quotes and sayings

"An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he'll quickly learn how to chew it."
~ Roy Ash American Businessman, CEO of AM International

"Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal."
~ E. Joseph Cossman

"The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect."
~ Adam Osborne

"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears."
~ Les Brown

"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
~ Steve Jobs

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Steve Jobs famous quotes collection

I've always wanted to own and control the primary technology in everything we do.

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?

I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.

A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

I want to put a ding in the universe.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.

You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.

Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

Pretty much, Apple and Dell are the only ones in this industry making money. They make it by being Wal-Mart. We make it by innovation.

It took us three years to build the NeXT computer. If we'd given customers what they said they wanted, we'd have built a computer they'd have been happy with a year after we spoke to them - not something they'd want now.

The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.

It's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing.

Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.

Also read: Steve Jobs famous quote on design lesson of ipod

Steve Jobs quote on design lesson of ipod

Can't help sharing this thought from Steve Jobs (Morning I found it here)

Look at the design of a lot of consumer products—they’re really complicated surfaces. We tried make something much more holistic and simple. When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop there. But if you keep going, and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can often times arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions. Most people just don’t put in the time or energy to get there. We believe that customers are smart, and want objects which are well thought through.

– Steve Jobs on the design lesson of the iPod in Newsweek, 2006-10-14