15 Inspirational Movie Quotes for Entrepreneurs

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Movies are not just for having a good time or laugh. While watching some movies, you really learn life lessons or get inspired. Below you can find some of the most inspirational movie quotes of all times. Maybe these quotes help you to push yourself out of your comfort zone or encourage you to start something new.

  • “Show me the money!” (Jerry Maguire, 2006)
  • “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world.” (Dead Poets Society, 1989)
  • “Don’t ever let someone tell you, you can’t do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they want to tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period. All right?” (The Pursuit of Happiness, 2006)
  • “Don’t tell me I can’t do it; don’t tell me it can’t be done!” (The Aviator, 2004)
  • “Even a good decision if made for the wrong reasons can be a bad decision” (Pirates of Caribbean, 2003)
  • “It’s the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you.” (Million Dollar Baby, 2004)
  • “Find a truly original idea. It is the only way I will ever distinguish myself. It is the only way I will ever matter.” (A Beautiful Mind, 2001)
  • “Nobody is going to hit as hard as life, but it ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.” (Rocky, 1977)
  • “Great men are not born great, they grow great.”  (Godfather, 1972)
  • “There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope.” (The Theory of Everything, 2014)
  • “Most people live life on the path we set for them. Too afraid to explore any other. But once in a while people like you come along and knock down all the obstacles we put in your way. People who realize free will is a gift that you’ll never know how to use until you fight for it.” (The Adjustment Bureau, 2011)
  • “Do, or do not. There is no ‘try.’ ” (Star Wars, 1980)
  • “I have to believe that when things are bad I can change them.” (The Cinderella Man, 2005)
  • “What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient… highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it’s almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed–fully understood–that sticks.” (Inception, 2010)
  • “My number one rule is to hope for the best and plan for the worst.” (The Bourne Ultimatum, 2007)
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Ceren Cubukcu

Ceren Cubukcu is a top 5 bestselling author of Make Your American Dream A Reality: How to Find a Job as an International Student in the United States. She recently founded her consulting business to help more international students find jobs in the US in addition to her self-service digital event ticketing platform, Etkinlik Fabrikam (My Event Factory), to offer her webinars. 

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