Top 280 Richie Norton Quotes (2026 Update)

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

— Richie Norton

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

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

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4. “Don’t let idiots ruin your life.”

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

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

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

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9. “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.”

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

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

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

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

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15. “TIME: Today Is My Everything.”

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

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

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

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20. “Life experience is work experience.”

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

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

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

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25. “Life is about doing things that matter first, not last.”

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

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27. “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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28. “Continuous learning is nothing without continuous doing.”

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29. “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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30. “To escape fear, you have to go through it, not around.”

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31. “If you don’t build a personal brand, someone else will brand you with the wrong label.”

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

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

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

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35. “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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36. “Simplicity is complex. It’s never simple to keep things simple. Simple solutions require the most advanced thinking.”

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

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38. “Questions open a space in your mind that allow better answers to breathe.”

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39. “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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40. “Verification of value is repeat business.”

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41. “Dig a well before you’re thirsty, but dig over water.”

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

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44. “Perfection is born of imperfection.”

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

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

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

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

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50. “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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