Inspiration Quotes

"Don't take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give — with a few exceptions — generalize whatever they did. Don't over-analyze everything. I myself have been guilty of over-thinking problems. Just build things and find out if they work."

- Ben Silbermann

"When you find an idea that you just can't stop thinking about, that's probably a good one to pursue."

- Josh James

"Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don't want to run out of gas on your trip, but you're not doing a tour of gas stations."

- Tim O’Reilly

"If there's something you want to build, but the tech isn't there yet, just find the closest possible way to make it happen."

- Dennis Crowley

"Don't try to be original, just try to be good."

- Paul Rand

"If you're interested in the living heart of what you do, focus on building things rather than talking about them."

- Ryan Freitas

"When I'm old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say 'wow, that was an adventure,' not 'wow, I sure felt safe."

- Tom Preston-Werner

"No more romanticizing about how cool it is to be an entrepreneur. It's a struggle to save your company's life – and your own skin – every day of the week."

- Spencer Fry

"You can't make anything viral, but you can make something good."

- Peter Shankman

"It's more effective to do something valuable than to hope a logo or name will say it for you."

- Jason Cohen

"Don't worry about funding if you don't need it. Today it's cheaper to start a business than ever."

- Noah Everett

"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."

- Will Rogers Jr.

"A 'startup' is a company that is confused about – 1. What its product is. 2. Who its customers are. 3. How to make money."

- Dave McClure

"If you define yourself by how you differ from the competition, you're probably in trouble."

- Omar Hamoui

"Get a mentor in the applicable field if you're at all unsure of what you're looking for."

- Kyle Bragger

"It's not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas."

- Edwin Land

"If you're going to put your product in beta – put your business model in beta with it."

- Joe Kraus

"I am not less, because I'm Black. And I am not less, because I'm a Woman."

- Marian Wright

"It started with my mom telling me I deserved to be in any room and shouldn't shrink myself to make someone else feel better about themselves."

- Arlan Hamilton

"I'm inspired by women. I'm inspired by black women. I'm inspired by women who have found their voice, and who know what they want (or at least what they don't want)."

- Paola Mathe

"Dangerous is the woman who can give herself what she used to seek from others. Limitless is the woman who dares to name herself. The way I see it, shame cannot oppress what acceptance has already claimed for sovereignty."

- Tarana Burke

"Anytime you get more than a couple of Black women together, you're creating this powerful mechanism for change."

- Kimberly Bryant

"The success of every woman should be an inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you're courageous, be strong, be extremely kind, and above all, be humble."

- Serena Williams

"Don't settle for average. Bring your best to the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave all you had. We need to live the best that's in us."

- Angela Bassett

"When I dare to be powerful — to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid."

- Audre Lorde

"Don't wait until you've reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take toward reaching that goal."

- Simone Biles

"I don't want to force myself into an institution that doesn't seem to appreciate what I bring."

- Nikole Hannah Jones

"Walls turned sideways are bridges."

- Angela Davis

"Actions speak louder than words and execution is everything."

- Morgan DeBaun

"Grief is never something you get over. You don't wake up one morning and say, 'I've conquered that: now I'm moving on.' It's something that walks beside you every day. And if you can learn how to manage it and honor the person that you miss, you can take something that is incredibly sad and have some form of positivity."

- Terri Irwin