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Top 20 Entrepreneurial Quotes

34 points by makimaki 19y ago

rrival 19y ago
Ahh, the inevitable rise of the "top n <something>" lists.
- raghus 19y ago
  Agreed. This article would have been just as good without the 'Top' in its title.
aaroneous 19y ago
Some of those were new to me + really good. Thanks for sharing.
jgrahamc 19y ago
It's missing a favorite of mine from An Evening (Wasted) with Tom Lehrer: "I thought I would acquaint you with some of the results of my recent researches into the career of the late Doctor Samuel Gall (...) He soon became a specialist, specializing in diseases of the rich. He was therefore able to retire at an early age..." Is your next start up curing a disease of the rich?
edw519 19y ago
Some nice quotes here, but also lots of crap from people who don't belong on a list of entrepreneurs: JFK - son of a bootlegger whose 9th birthday present was $1 million. Never did an honest day's work in his life Eisenhower talking about planning (lol!) - His botching of D-Day sacrificed many American lives unnecessarily and extended WWII by another year. Asleep at the wheel during the start of the cold war. Robert T. Kiyosaki - liar and showman - stay away from here please. Donald Trump (lol) - There's 3 ways to have a million dollars: 1. inherit it 2. work for it 3. Be Donald Trump and start out with $2 million. Shakespeare - Someone given credit for the work of others. Anonymous, on the other hand, seems really smart and is quoted all over the place. Who is this guy?
- davidw 19y ago
  This is completely off topic, but everything I've read about D-Day has said that as much as can be expected in that kind of massive operation, things went alright.
  - edw519 19y ago
    Maybe so, but do you really want to take advice about planning from the leader of the group that came up with the acronym "FUBAR"?
    - davidw 19y ago
      "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable" Seems like good advice to me, and similar to what a lot of other people have said in various ways. Agree 100% about Kiyosaki - that guys seems pretty dubious to me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyosaki#Criticism_and_controversy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyosaki#Criticism_and_controve...
      - edw519 19y ago
        Nice link. In Washington they call a lie "misinformation". Here they call it a "literary device". lol
    - falsestprophet 19y ago
      I can't think of anyone who is in a place to condescend towards President Eisenhower.
myasmine 19y ago
Great list! The comments contain some great ones as well.
lex 19y ago
number 4 is bullshit
edw519 19y ago
Even though there is some good stuff here, I decided to make a new submission with the really good stuff (IMO): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=89556 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=89556

34 points by makimaki 19y ago

rrival 19y ago

Ahh, the inevitable rise of the "top n <something>" lists.

raghus 19y ago
Agreed. This article would have been just as good without the 'Top' in its title.

aaroneous 19y ago

Some of those were new to me + really good. Thanks for sharing.

jgrahamc 19y ago

It's missing a favorite of mine from An Evening (Wasted) with Tom Lehrer: "I thought I would acquaint you with some of the results of my recent researches into the career of the late Doctor Samuel Gall (...) He soon became a specialist, specializing in diseases of the rich. He was therefore able to retire at an early age..." Is your next start up curing a disease of the rich?

edw519 19y ago

Some nice quotes here, but also lots of crap from people who don't belong on a list of entrepreneurs: JFK - son of a bootlegger whose 9th birthday present was $1 million. Never did an honest day's work in his life Eisenhower talking about planning (lol!) - His botching of D-Day sacrificed many American lives unnecessarily and extended WWII by another year. Asleep at the wheel during the start of the cold war. Robert T. Kiyosaki - liar and showman - stay away from here please. Donald Trump (lol) - There's 3 ways to have a million dollars: 1. inherit it 2. work for it 3. Be Donald Trump and start out with $2 million. Shakespeare - Someone given credit for the work of others. Anonymous, on the other hand, seems really smart and is quoted all over the place. Who is this guy?

davidw 19y ago
This is completely off topic, but everything I've read about D-Day has said that as much as can be expected in that kind of massive operation, things went alright.
- edw519 19y ago
  Maybe so, but do you really want to take advice about planning from the leader of the group that came up with the acronym "FUBAR"?
  - davidw 19y ago
    "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable" Seems like good advice to me, and similar to what a lot of other people have said in various ways. Agree 100% about Kiyosaki - that guys seems pretty dubious to me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyosaki#Criticism_and_controversy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyosaki#Criticism_and_controve...
    - edw519 19y ago
      Nice link. In Washington they call a lie "misinformation". Here they call it a "literary device". lol
  - falsestprophet 19y ago
    I can't think of anyone who is in a place to condescend towards President Eisenhower.

myasmine 19y ago

Great list! The comments contain some great ones as well.

lex 19y ago

number 4 is bullshit

edw519 19y ago

Even though there is some good stuff here, I decided to make a new submission with the really good stuff (IMO): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=89556 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=89556