Here's our favourite business quotes to keep you going in the tough times
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common that unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." - Calvin Coolidge
"The secret of success is consistency of purpose" - Benjamin Disraeli
"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom" - General George Patton
"Though no-one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending"- Carl Bard
"My first six years in the business were hopeless. There are a lot of times when you sit and you say "Why am I doing this? I'll never make it. It's just not going to happen. I should go out and get a real job, and try to survive." - George Lucas ( Star Wars and the Indiana Jones movies"
"This may seem simple, but you need to give customers what they want, not what you think they want. And, if you do this, people will keep coming back." - John Ilhan ( 2005 Richest Young Australian )
"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis'. One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger-but recognize the opportunity." - John F. Kennedy
“nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not: nothing is more common that unsuccessful people with talent
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent
The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." -Calvin Coolidge
"I believe through learning and application of what you learn, you can solve any problem, overcome any obstacle and achieve any goal that you can set for yourself." - Brian Tracy
Just for Fun - not really business quotes, but often quoted
In the words of Billy Ocean - "when the going gets tough, the tough get going"