A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Similar John A. Shedd quotes:
Other Entrepreneurship :
- I think this is the start of something really big. Sometimes that first step is the hardest one, and we’ve just taken it.
- What you are seeking, is seeking you.
- A disadvantage is often a seed of an advantage.
- The risks are important to keep in mind, but they shouldn’t necessarily stop you from pushing ahead with your idea.
- You don’t get what you wish for; you get what you work for.
- Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.
- A millionaire will never have a billionaire’s problem.
- A leader without a team is a bow without arrows
- Your best days are ahead of you, but living in the past is a sure way to never get there.
- Fall down but never back down.
- Success doesn’t suddenly fall out of the sky into your lap. It’s the result of taking one step, each day, in the direction of your dreams.
- Sorry Houston, but failure is an option.
- To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
- Trustworthy is earned not bought.
- If price is what you communicate, don’t complain about lack of margins.
- Dreams don’t get done until they are due.
- Most improved things can be improved.
- A company shouldn’t get addicted to being shiny because shiny doesn’t last.
- Ideas are meaningless without a masterful execution.
- What we need to do is always lean into the future; you have to lean into that and figure out what to do because complaining isn’t a strategy.