Entrepreneurship is all about risk and reward. There are so many quotes out there that sum up the entrepreneurial journey perfectly. Here are some of our favorites to get you inspired. Whether you’re just starting out or have been in the game for a while, these quotes will remind you why you’re doing what you’re doing.
The best classic quotes
1. A woman’s wardrobe shouldn’t change every six months. You should be able to use the pieces you already own and add to them. Because they are like timeless classics. — Yves Saint Laurent
2. You had to admire a guy who called his own new book a classic before it was published and anyone else had a chance to read it. — William Goldman, The Princess Bride
3. We Will Rock You’ we didn’t think was a single. We almost saw it like an introduction to ‘we Are the Champions, ‘ which is a more classic, very grand song. — Roger Taylor
4. The escalation to attack undefended civilian targets is just a classic illustration of terrorism. — Noam Chomsky
5. The writer, his eye on the finish line, never gave enough thought to how to run the race. — William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
6. The schoolmaster is termed, classically, Ludi Magister, because he deprives boys of their play. — Walter Scott
7. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky were not classical musicians while they were alive and active, they were the rock stars of their day. — Seymour Stein
8. I like music. Country, hip–hop, R&B, sometimes classical. — Zaha Hadid
9. I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value. — Vivien Leigh
10. I believe that the existence of the classical ‘path’ can be pregnantly formulated as follows: The ‘path’ comes into existence only when we observe it. — Werner Heisenberg
11. I imagine the whole universe moving into hell because of licking God’s candy. — Michael Bassey Johnson, Classic Quotations From The Otherworlds
12. In art, the public accept what has been, because they cannot alter it, not because they appreciate it. They swallow their classics whole, and never taste them. — Oscar Wilde
13. The people who work with solar photovoltaics (PV) tend to be sick, I’ve worked with many of them. They were showing classic symptoms of Radio Wave Sickness (RWS). — Steven Magee
14. Indian food is like classical music raga–it takes time to build up to a crescendo. — Shobhaa Dé, Superstar India: From Incredible to Unstoppable
15. …for if a woman’s body can attract the holy angels, how much more the unholy man. — Michael Bassey Johnson, Classic Quotations From The Otherworlds
16. Maybe I’m genetically more inclined to music–but the music I make is so far removed from Indian classical music. I grew up in Texas! — Norah Jones
17. A great ancient poet was blind. A great classical composer was deaf. Many of us are dumb. What have we to show for it? — Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
18. I believe that the existence of the classical ‘path’ can be pregnantly formulated as follows: The ‘path’ comes into existence only when we observe it. — Werner Heisenberg
19. I think it is beyond doubt that H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale. — Stephen King
20. Bad business should be done without guilt if it is a source of income. — Michael Bassey Johnson, Classic Quotations From The Otherworlds
21. Lust is the blessing of the fruit of the womb. — Michael Bassey Johnson, Classic Quotations From The Otherworlds
22. I loved writing a book in which, in some ways, it’s very, very classical, and in some ways I’m breaking lots of rules about what you can do and what you can’t do. — Neil Gaiman
23. Chomsky’s writings are ‘classics’ in Mark Twain’s sense: something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read. — Steven Pinker
24. You’re familiar with the tragedies of antiquity, are you? The great homicidal classics? — Tom Stoppard
25. Buy laughter with tears, and you’ll be rich forever. — Michael Bassey Johnson, Classic Quotations From The Otherworlds
26. Bad business should be done without guilt if it is a source of income. — Michael Bassey Johnson, Classic Quotations From The Otherworlds
27. Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music. — Nina Simone
28. A classic, navy blue blazer is my staple. It’s a look that can take you from office meetings to dinner out with friends or family. — Tommy Hilfiger
29. Every description of natural processes must be based on ideas which have been introduced and defined by the classical theory. — Niels Bohr
30. When I need some energy in the morning I can put a metal CD in my player, because it gets me going! Classical music will send me off the road! — Tarja Turunen
31. Almost nothing is known about Homer, which explains why so much has been written about him. — Richard Armour, The Classics Reclassified
32. ‘new hair, new clothes–the classic relationship break–up makeover, ” Jake said. breaking up with Sam. He just didn’t know it.’ — Sarah Mayberry, Anything for You
33. I feel like I can make records where, you know, I can get in the alley and exchange bars with Styles P, but I can also get in the studio and create a classic with Rihanna. — Rick Ross
34. Rap records don’t make you feel good no more. Six months after release, it can’t come back as a classic. — Wyclef Jean
35. We Will Rock You’ we didn’t think was a single. We almost saw it like an introduction to ‘we Are the Champions, ‘ which is a more classic, very grand song. — Roger Taylor
36. I like to stick with music I know I can play. I love classical, but I don’t think I could ever play it. I’m just not qualified. — Willie Nelson
37. I started listening to classical music when I was in my early teens. Prior to that, I listened to pop records or band records. — Stephen Sondheim
38. There’s a new television generation coming in every five or 10 years, and the classic stories stand up to being redone. — Rebecca Eaton
39. You look up after many years and you find that a film has become a classic because it’s meaningful to people and alive, decade after decade. — Woody Allen
40. I like a lot of old–school R&B, soul, and classic rock. — Wiz Khalifa
41. The more choices we have, the greater the need for focus. — Tom Butler–Bowdon, 50 Self–Help Classics: 50 Inspirational Books to Transform Your Life from Timeless Sages to Contemporary Gurus
42. Almost nothing is known about Homer, which explains why so much has been written about him. — Richard Armour, The Classics Reclassified
43. One of the things that benefited me that anyone can learn is classical technique. That shows the orchestra that exists within the instrument. — Steve Young
44. I like music. Country, hip–hop, R&B, sometimes classical. — Zaha Hadid
45. One female who knows what to dois better than a thousand males who don’t. — Mihri Hatun, Music of a Distant Drum: Classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish & Hebrew Poems
46. ‘in short, we can only learn from our ”betters”.’ — Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
47. How convinced are you that man was created in the image of God when you can’t see the image of God? — Michael Bassey Johnson, Classic Quotations From The Otherworlds
48. There’s a richness to the old works if you look before the 1950s. The chord progressions and the language was more complicated, especially in the jazz and classical world. — Tori Amos
49. Live action writers will give you a structure, but who the hell is talking about structure? Animation is closer to jazz than some kind of classical stage structure. — Ralph Bakshi
50. There’s a richness to the old works if you look before the 1950s. The chord progressions and the language was more complicated, especially in the jazz and classical world. — Tori Amos
Conclusion
Classic quotes can be the perfect way to end a blog post. They are a great source of inspiration and wisdom to help us reflect on our lives and the world around us. Whether it’s a famous quotation or an old proverb, these sayings can help us appreciate the beauty of the past and the importance of preserving it. So take a moment to ponder these classic quotes, and find the one that speaks to you the most. As the author of this blog, I hope you have enjoyed reading these quotes and that they have brought you some joy and knowledge.