Quotes on Business & Life from. college dropout. 11Billionaires

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1 Quotes on Business & Life from college dropout 11Billionaires

2 David Crandall HeroicDestiny.com

3 Waiting for permission to live your life? Feeling held back because you lack in the education part of your resume? Think that success is out of your reach? Take inspiration from the following 11 people who made their fortunes... without the permission of higher education.

4 bill GATES It s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. co-founder of microsoft

5 bill GATES It s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. dropped out of harvard co-founder of microsoft

6 bill GATES Net worth $56.0 Billion dropped out of harvard

7 carl Icahn In life and business, there are two cardinal sins...the first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all. Creator of security firm Icahn & Co

8 carl Icahn In life and business, there are two cardinal sins...the first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all. Creator of security firm Icahn & Co dropped out of New York University School of Medicine

9 carl Icahn Net worth $12.5 Billion dropped out of New York University School of Medicine

10 david Geffen You have an idea of the way you think it is, and it s not that way at all, it s something else. Record Executive & Co-founder of Dreamworks skg

11 david Geffen You have an idea of the way you think it is, and it s not that way at all, it s something else. Record Executive & Co-founder of Dreamworks skg dropped out of 3 Colleges

12 david Geffen Net worth $4.6 Billion dropped out of 3 Colleges

13 gautam Adani I was in college for two years but I didn t attend much. Then I decided to drop out. I was having too many nightmares about failing in the exams. chairman of the Adani Group

14 gautam Adani I was in college for two years but I didn t attend much. Then I decided to drop out. I was having too many nightmares about failing in the exams. chairman of the Adani Group dropped out of Gujarat University

15 gautam Adani Net worth $10.0 Billion dropped out of Gujarat University

16 jack c Taylor Take care of your customers and employees first, and profits will follow. founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car

17 jack c Taylor Take care of your customers and employees first, and profits will follow. dropped out of Washington university founder of Enterprise Rent-A-Car

18 jack c Taylor Net worth $7.4 Billion dropped out of Washington university

19 john d Rockefeller I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature. founder of the Standard Oil Company

20 john d Rockefeller I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature. founder of the Standard Oil Company dropped out of Cleveland s Central High School

21 john d Rockefeller Net worth $663.4 Billion dropped out of Cleveland s Central High School

22 ralph Lauren People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams. Fashion designer & creator of Polo Ralph Lauren

23 ralph Lauren People ask how can a Jewish kid from the Bronx do preppy clothes? Does it have to do with class and money? It has to do with dreams. Fashion designer & creator of Polo Ralph Lauren dropped out of Baruch College

24 ralph Lauren Net worth $3.6 Billion dropped out of Baruch College

25 sheldon Adelson I look at every business and ask, How long can this last? How can I identify the status quo and change it? Chairman & CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corp.

26 sheldon Adelson I look at every business and ask, How long can this last? How can I identify the status quo and change it? Chairman & CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. dropped out of City College in New York

27 sheldon Adelson Net worth $21.5 Billion dropped out of City College in New York

28 steve Jobs I m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance. co-founder of apple inc

29 steve Jobs I m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance. dropped out of Reed College co-founder of apple inc

30 steve Jobs Net worth $8.3 Billion dropped out of Reed College

31 ted Turner You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for. Founder of CNN

32 ted Turner You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for. Expelled from Brown University Founder of CNN

33 ted Turner Net worth $2.1 Billion Expelled from Brown University

34 michael Dell Don t spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity, that you miss the right opportunity. founder of dell inc

35 michael Dell Don t spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity, that you miss the right opportunity. founder of dell inc Expelled from University of Texas Austin

36 michael Dell Net worth $14.6 Billion Expelled from University of Texas Austin

37 total number of college dropouts?

38 11

39 total combined net worth?

40 $805.0 Billion!

41 What s standing in the way of YOU becoming a Billionaire?

42 We live in a culture where people wait for permission. Permission to do what they love. Permission to let their ideas and vision have a place in the world. They wait for someone to manage them and their dreams instead of taking responsibility for their own lives. They complain instead of solve and wait for a list of tasks they can check off and say Done. * Education isn t bad, but too many people use it as an excuse. The previous 11 quotes are from people who chose to be different. They didn t wait for permission, they went out and made their own fortune. What will you do? *This quote taken from the article Problem Causer, Work Avoider, Workaholic or Innovator?. To read it in full, click here.

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