Charles Lincoln Neal Quotes

I've always been into fashion and thought it would be amazing to have a clothing line. I just never thought I would have a chance to do something like that.

There are a lot of people building small ideas now. There's an idealization of being an entrepreneur, but the most important thing is to have a really great idea.

When you're a young talent, and you want to launch your brand, you always have tons of questions: Where should I produce? Should I launch a second line? Should I do shoes, accessories? If you have someone who can coach you and give you advice and help you find the right supplier, it's a big help.

I watch 'Shark Tank,' of course. It's very entertaining. I think it's actually good to help people think about the business they might start, and sometimes you get encouraged by looking at someone going into business and saying, 'Hey, I could do that.'

I saw these new kinds of stores: the Body Shop, the Sock Shop, and I thought to myself, 'I can do that.'

I'd start a business again in a heartbeat. Indeed, I hope that one day I may get the chance to do so when my mission here in Washington, D.C. is complete.

I would love to have my own shoe line. That I would absolutely love.

Definitely, starting my own brand would be really exciting.

I want to have my own line and collection.

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 decided on a chocolate business. I love the history of chocolate and making it and the fact that people of any gender, age, and race enjoy it. I found a space in Brooklyn that had not been used in 30 years. Then I talked to an investor who wanted more than 50 percent of the business.

Eventually, I want to have my own clothing line.

I would love to have my own lingerie line.

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

I always knew I wanted to start my own line. Nights and weekends, I would work on my business plan.

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

Along the way, I learned the key to launching a company. It's all about storytelling.

What interests me is starting businesses on our own, finding ideas that we can support, and simply investing in invention.

How many times have you been out for a beer or dinner and people are coming up with business ideas? Everybody wants to think they've got that great business idea.

The general message would be to say to all these young people: If you have entrepreneurial aspirations, there is money, there are consumers, there is a huge market. The only thing you need to do is to go there and start doing things.

I have a business background. I have always wanted to open my own business.

In the future, I'd like to make jewelry and sell it under my own name. But right now, I've got enough on my plate!

You need to invent things and you need to get them to people. You need to commercialize those inventions. Obviously, the best way we've come up with doing that is through companies.

I would say, as an entrepreneur everything you do - every action you take in product development, in marketing, every conversation you have, everything you do - is an experiment. If you can conceptualize your work not as building features, not as launching campaigns, but as running experiments, you can get radically more done with less effort.