Elon Musk Quotes

As the years passed, and I was nine, 10, 11 years old, it became obvious I was going to start up a business of some sort.

It's tough for people to get into business, especially a small business.

As any small business owner knows, starting a business is not glamorous work.

I really want to work for myself and build a business from nowhere.

Starting a business isn't for everyone, and it's not what you should do if you aren't sure what else to do. It requires thick skin and the willingness to carry a great deal of stress, sometimes alone. It's more often a life of failure than a life of success, and the majority of successes came after a long road of disappointment, and often shame.

When trying to start a company, your enemy isn't criticism, anger or insults. Your enemy is apathy.

I think that anyone who wants to start their own business can, but not any type of business.

The number one thing I would say to someone who wants to start a business is if you really can't sleep at night and smack the passion out of yourself, then go for it, but if you can live a happy life working for someone else, do that.

Very few entrepreneurs start their business on the back of market research. Instead, they have tremendous zeitgeist, honed by paying attention to where they are.

My first venture was to trade bicycle parts and hosiery yarn. The initial days proved to be difficult, and I earned very little from my business. But I kept at it. Each day, when I retired for the night, I told myself that money would come in the next day.

It's definitely an interesting question: 'Do you need more funding to start a luxury business?' That's something I want to think about a little bit more.

When I was 13, I opened my own business called The Awesome Pretzel Company, and my dad helped me build a pretzel cart.

Being an entrepreneur is more than a matter of simply starting a business.

I believe that starting any business should be as easy as a 10-year-old starting a lemonade stand.

In getting Under Armour started, like any business, I think, number one, you need a great idea.

There's no such thing as a good time. I started an apparel-manufacturing business in the tech-boom years. I mean, come on. Get out of your garage and go take a chance and start your business.

I know first-hand how hard it is to start a business. Those first few years are rough.

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.

I'm quitting the business today. I'm going to open up an appliance store, I've always really been into toasters. I'm giving it all up.

If you have a fantastic idea you're really passionate about and are making $100,000 in your job, if you can set aside some of that to invest in servers or contractors or other folks, that's actually the best way to start a business in my opinion.

You know, being an entrepreneur is super hard work, and if you're not passionate about what you're doing, you're probably not going to succeed.

Small businesses, you can give them capital, but what they often need as much is mentoring, advice and help with their business plan.

I've always been an entrepreneur. I start businesses for a living.

People don't know how hard it is to have your own business.

Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who start out with a great idea, but have no real familiarity with the business world.