"Research your idea. See if there's a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don't know if there's a need for it. You also have to research your competition."

-- Magic Johnson

"You're only poor if you give up. The most important thing is that you did something. Most people only talk and dream of getting rich. You've done something."

-- Robert Kiyosaki

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."

-- Thomas Edison

"Good grooming is integral, and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give you time or money."

-- Daymond John

"There is no such thing as a wasted attempt. It is only wasted if there is no attempt at all."

-- Anonymous

"Courage comes with action. The minute you step forward, the minute you declare your decision, the minute you say, 'This is how it's going to go,' courage comes."

-- Gail Blanke

"What many people don't realize is that when you force yourself to do something you don't want to do, you have to deplete the energy from your body to do it."

-- Pamela Slim

"People are drawn to entrepreneurship. It's the chance to build a team of their own."

-- Dan Pink

"Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of mental laziness."

-- Timothy Ferriss

"I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles."

-- Zig Ziglar

"Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall."

-- Stephen Covey

"In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive."

-- Lee Iacocca

"Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune."

-- Jim Rohn

"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."

-- Henry Ford

"I've learned that the biggest lessons came from my biggest mistakes."

-- Gurbaksh Chahal

"You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional. Professionalism has nothing to do with getting paid for your services."

-- Joe Paterno

"You have everything you need to build something far bigger than yourself."

-- Seth Godin

"You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with."

-- Jim Rohn

"Promote your business. Promote your strategy. Promote your brand. Promote yourself."

-- Bill Rancic

"Obstacles are necessary for success because victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats."

-- Og Mandino

"You don't become enormously successful without encountering and overcoming a number of extremely challenging problems."

-- Mark Victor Hansen

"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."

-- Steve Jobs

"Like most business people, I want every aspect of my business to be perfect. I know that this goal is unachievable, but it is nevertheless what I strive to achieve."

-- Bob Parsons

"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing."

-- Warren Buffett

"The United States is like a big company, and we need a CEO to run it."

-- David Siegel

"Every hour you spend on something tactical is an hour you're not spending on strategy."

-- Anonymous

"Lord, bless me with the ability to achieve all that I can, and the wisdom to realize it doesn't all have to be by tomorrow!"

-- William Eardley