Top 280 Richie Norton Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset. Every sunrise begins with new eyes.”

— Richie Norton

2. “If you want to reclaim your life, start by reclaiming your time.”

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3. “Perfectionism is a disease. Procrastination is a disease. ACTION is the cure.”

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4. “Mindset is everything: the software operates the hardware.”

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5. “It’s not about getting out of your comfort zone to reach your goal. It’s about widening your comfort zone so far that your goal fits comfortably inside. Once you do that, hitting your goals will be like hitting 3s for Steph Curry.”

— Richie Norton

6. “Success is a process, not an event.”

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7. “Action is the bridge between thought and reality.”

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8. “You deserve a circle of inclusion and influence, but it’s up to you to create it.”

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9. “TIME: Today Is My Everything.”

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10. “Jack of all trades or master of one? If you’re a master of one, you’ll soon be a master of none. Times are a changin. Be a jack of all trades. Or better, master of many!”

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11. “Don’t let idiots ruin your life.”

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12. “Work to enjoy life. Work to create value. Work to survive, strive and thrive. But do not work... to work.”

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13. “The most unprofessional people are the ones that try to be professional.”

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14. “No one knows your inner battle. No one knows the challenge you face. No one knows the sacrifice it takes to do what you do. But you’re not alone.”

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15. “A bad day doesn’t cancel out a good life. Keep going.”

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16. “Entrepreneurs don’t have weekends or birthdays or holidays. Every day is my weekend, my birthday, my holiday. OR, every day is my work day. Mostly it’s a choice.”

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17. “If you think you don’t have enough time, that’s ok, you have time enough. Now do.”

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18. “Express gratitude for the greatness of small things.”

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19. “Continuous learning is nothing without continuous doing.”

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20. “I’ve learned that the long-game is the shortcut.”

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21. “Invention is a blended cocktail. Innovation is selling the recipe.”

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22. “There’s room at the top because so few are willing to pay the extra price to get there.”

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23. “No one needs to light a fire under you when there’s a fire in you.”

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24. “Think of the life and contribution you want to have in the future and act from the mindset of that ‘future you’ right now. That’s one way a 5 year goal can get done in a few months with a single decision.”

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25. “If you’re about to break, go for broke.”

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26. “Destiny is not fate, it’s navigation.”

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27. “There’s nothing free and easy about freedom and ease.”

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28. “Verification of value is repeat business.”

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29. “Perfection is born of imperfection.”

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30. “Every sunset is an opportunity to reset.”

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31. “One does not need to apologize for you to forgive them... but a sincere, reverent and “as loud as the disrespect” apology may repair trust faster. Remember that when you apologize yourself.”

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32. “There is nothing easy about the path of least resistance when you consider the opportunity cost.”

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33. “If you think it’s funny to make fun of the “used car salesman,” you better only buy new and never sell your car. Just sayin.”

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34. “Time doesn’t change things. It’s how we use our time that makes the difference.”

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35. “There is only one way to make money: sell something. You’re either selling your time or a product. The secret? Productize your time. That’s freedom.”

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36. “Beware: If you egg people on, you’ll get egg on your face.”

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37. “It’s 100% easier to increase your time and freedom by eliminating the dumb things you do every day than to try to be 100% more productive doing more dumb things.”

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38. “Doing good and dealing with intentional idiots far out weighs sitting back and relaxing.”

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39. “All too often people pretend to be professional. “Professionalism” is sometimes a facade for fraud. Be pro, but be real. Honesty and transparency combined with character, competence and real results is the key to being a true pro.”

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40. “It’s your own fault if you’re living by default.”

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41. “Sometimes I work so long and so hard that I have no idea what day or time it is. I forget to eat. I don’t get ready for the day. I fall asleep on the couch and wake up and get back to work.”

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42. “Freedom on the inside comes when validation from the outside doesn’t matter.”

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43. “Overworking is the Black Plague of the 21st Century.”

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44. “The definition of management is literally “control,” but the definition of true leadership is love.”

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45. “Mentors change lives, but students change mentors’ lives more.”

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46. “Optimism doesn’t make you more persistent. Persistence makes you more optimistic.”

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47. “Marketing without sales is dead.”

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48. “Power is when what you think, say and do align.”

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49. “TIME is an acronym I created for Today Is My Everything.”

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50. “If you live for money, no amount will ever satisfy you.”

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