20 Inspirational Quotes By Tech Geniuses

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Feeling demotivated? Stop learning the hard way and take it from those who have been there before and have succeeded to the greatest heights.

Let their wisdom guide you through your next step in life and may you enrich your life with their wise words.

1. MICHAEL DELL, DELL INC. FOUNDER AND CEO (Inspiration quotes)

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“People ask me all the time, ‘How can I become a successful entrepreneur?’ And I have to be honest: It’s one of my least favorite questions, because if you’re waiting for someone else’s advice to become an entrepreneur, chances are you’re not one.”

2. MARISSA MAYER, YAHOO PRESIDENT AND CEO (Inspiration quotes)

“I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that’s how you grow. When there’s that moment of ‘Wow, I’m not really sure I can do this,’ and you push through those moments, that’s when you have a breakthrough.”

3. MARK ZUCKERBERG, FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER AND CEO (Inspiration quotes)

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“The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

4. JACK DORSEY, TWITTER CO-FOUNDER (Inspiration quotes)

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“The strongest thing you can cultivate as an entrepreneur is to not rely on luck but cultivating an ability to recognize fortunate situations when they are occurring.” — Jack Dorsey

5. STEVE JOBS, APPLE CO-FOUNDER AND CEO (Inspiration quotes)

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“Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

6. STEVE CASE, AOL CO-FOUNDER (Inspiration quotes)

“You shouldn’t focus on why you can’t do something, which is what most people do. You should focus on why perhaps you can, and be one of the exceptions.”

7. BILL GATES, MICROSOFT CO-FOUNDER (Inspiration quotes)

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“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.”

8. JEFF BEZOS, FOUNDER AND CEO AMAZON (Inspiration quotes)

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“One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don’t choose your passions; your passions choose you.

9. NAVEEN JAIN, MOON EXPRESS CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN (Inspiration quotes)

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“Success doesn’t necessarily come from breakthrough innovation but from flawless execution. A great strategy alone won’t win a game or a battle; the win comes from basic blocking and tackling.”

10. BIZ STONE, TWITTER CO-FOUNDER (Inspiration quotes)

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“The most rewarding thing for me has been this affirmation for me that people are basically good and smart, and if you give them a simple tool that allows them to exhibit that behavior, they’ll prove it to you every single day.”

11. REID HOFFMAN, LINKEDIN CO-FOUNDER (Inspiration quotes)

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“Entrepreneurs are like visionaries. One of the ways they run forward is by viewing the thing they’re doing as something that’s going to be the whole world.

12. LARRY ELLISON, ORACLE CO-FOUNDER AND FORMER CEO (Inspiration quotes)

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“When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for people telling you that you are nuts.

13. ANDREW MASON, GROUPON FOUNDER AND FORMER CEO (Inspiration quotes)

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“If you don’t have those moments where you go too far, then you’re probably not going far enough.” — Andrew Mason
“Life is too short to be a boring company. — Andrew Mason

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14. Azim Premji

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” If people are not laughing at your goals, your goals are too small.”

15. Paul Allen (Inspiration quotes)

Paul Allen was the man who originally convinced Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard and found Microsoft Corp. (MSFT). Not only is Allen the co-founder of Microsoft, he is also a well-known philanthropist and investor. Currently, Allen is the owner of both the Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Seahawks.

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”Any crusade requires optimism and the ambition to aim high.”

16. Jeff Bezos (Inspiration quotes)

In 1994, Jeff Bezos launched Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN ) after leaving a well-paying job at a Wall Street hedge fund. By starting Amazon as a simple online bookseller, Bezos was hoping to cash in on the rapid growth of Internet businesses in the 90s.

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”Work hard, have fun. Make history.”

17. Sergey Brin  (co-founders of Google Inc.) (Inspiration quotes)


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” Solving big problems is easy than solving small problems.”

18. Larry Page are co-founders of Google Inc. (Inspiration quotes)

” You never lose a dream, it just incubates as a hobby.”

19. Jack Ma (Inspiration quotes)

Former English teacher turned tech entrepreneur Jack Ma is the richest man in China. In 1999, Ma and a group of friends launched Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) to address the lack of e-commerce presence in China.

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 ”We are never in a lack of money, we lack people with dreams. Those who can die for those dreams.”

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20. Tim Berners-Lee (Inspiration quotes)

His 1989 invention, the World Wide Web. Everything from URL structure to hyperlinks were part of Berners-Lee’s original specifications.

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”We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challanges.”

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