30 motivational quotes for startups
Everyone loves a good quote, something that they can relate to or aspire to be. Sometimes all you need is a good 'pick-me-up' quote to get you going for your day.
As a founder or entrepreneur, you can't ignore the highs and the lows of the fast-paced startup industry. So today, I have gathered some of my favourite design quotes which will hopefully motivate you to get your design hat on as well!
1 | "The details are not the details. They make the design." - Charles Eames
2 | "If you do it right, it will last forever." - Massimo Vignelli
3 | "Good design is obvious. Great design is transparent." - Joe Sparano
4 | "Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated." - Paul Rand
5 | "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Albert Einstein
6 | "Design is not just what it looks like & feels like. Design is how it works." - Steve Jobs
7 | "Design has to work. Art does not." - Donald Judd
8 | "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo de Vinci
9 | "There is no design without discipline. There is no discipline without intelligence." - Massimo Vigneli
10 | "Creativity is contagious." - Albert Einstein
11 | "A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them." - Steve Jobs
12 | "You can't use up creativity, the more you use, the more you have." - Maya Angelou
13 | "The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense." - Pablo Picasso
14 | "Design is the silent ambassador of your brand." - Paul Rand
15 | "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Senaco
16 | "If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't you'll find an excuse." - Jim Rohn
17 | "It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation." - Herman Melville
18 | "When you brand yourself properly, the competition becomes irrelevant." - Dan Schawbel
19 | "Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning." - Bill Gates
20 | “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” - Dr Seuss
21 | "Nothing influences people more than a recommendation from a trusted friend." - Mark Zuckerberg
22 | "It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela
23 | "Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE, the word itself say "I'M POSSIBLE"! " - Audrey Hepburn
24 | "If you think good design is expensive, you should look at the cost of bad design." - Dr. Ralf Speth
25 | "If you can dream it, you can do it." - Walt Disney
26 | "Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle
27 | "Happiness is the secret ingredient for successful businesses. If you have a happy company it will be invincible." - Richard Branson
28 | "It's fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lesson of failure." - Bill Gates
29 | "In a gentle way, you can shake the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
30 | "You want to hire entrepreneurs, people who are natural problem solvers - the ones who see opportunity when most see impossibility." - Gurbaksh Chahal
I hope you enjoyed these quotes and they got you in the mood to get cracking again. Which one was your favourite? If I missed it off the list why not leave it in the comments below!