Top 280 Richie Norton Quotes (2026 Update)
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201. “Forest rangers see the forest differently. Likewise, entrepreneurs see the world differently.”

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202. “You can disagree with an idea without attacking the person who shared it.”

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203. “If you end your day feeling like you got nothing done, it’s because you weren’t working: you were busy, not productive.”

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204. “You love your work when your work is with people you love.”

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205. “Stay in awe of life. The little things are the big things. Awareness is a fundamental shift in personal identity and experiencing your world with joy.”

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206. “Automation won’t take your job, but the self-inflicted imprisonment of industrial isolation will.”

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207. “When you travel, somehow, the world gets both bigger and smaller, simultaneously.”

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208. “Influencing the world for good starts with service, self-care and specificity in time contribution to family.”

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209. “Allow the goals that “speak to your heart” to guide you in your decisions.”

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210. “The majority are satisfied living within the idea of the reality instead of the reality of the idea.”

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211. “Don’t allow your crisis to become a crisis of faith.”

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212. “What’s stopping you from moving forward? The need to be certain. Certainty is prison. Break free and you’ll be free.”

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213. “Don’t worry. You’ll find your message in your mess.”

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214. “My parents did a great job of creating a home we wanted to return to... and all of our friends wanted to be there too.”

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215. “Where empathy fails, charity fills.”

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216. “Ideas become inventions become innovations.”

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217. “The foolishness of continuing down a wrong path after you’ve already discovered it’s negative ways is called pride. Humility is doing what’s right when it’s hard and turning around when it’s wrong.”

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218. “Suffering is a given, but so is joy.”

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219. “Instability is the repetition of tactics without a strategy.”

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220. “The competition is out to get you. Are you a moving target or a sitting duck? Innovate or die.”

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221. “You can learn from those who have come down from the mountain, but you won’t have the same experience unless you climb yourself.”

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222. “Normal is where innovation goes to die.”

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223. “Dear entrepreneurs: Pricing is branding. Branding is a mindset. Your mindset, not the market, determines how much money you make or don’t make. Think about that.”

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224. “Gavin’s Law: Live to start. Start to live.”

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225. “When goals become jobs to be done, dreams are nightmares we avoid. Keep things fun.”

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226. “Most famous people I know or work with feel alone. They can only name a handful of people they can trust. Don’t think that your circle is too small. Small circles are all we really have.”

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227. “Have the courage to do what you’re not ready to do.”

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228. “Building a family is an entrepreneurial experience.”

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229. “Procrastination is like going to a fancy restaurant and filling up on bread and not leaving enough room for dinner.”

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230. “Normal is never one of a kind.”

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231. “When idiotic things happen, recognize that’s it’s just that... idiotic, and move forward.”

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232. “Project stacking is the art of creating projects that multi-task for you, so you don’t have to.”

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233. “People who say “it’s just business” are lying. It’s a deceptive and manipulative tactic used by weak minds. Anyone who has ever run or been in business knows that a business will fail if the relationships are not healthy. Business is the business of relationships. That is all.”

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234. “What’s your biggest idea to accomplish within the next two years? Break it down into smaller more manageable parts until you know what you must do this week to reach the next milestone.”

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235. “Few are willing to put their money, or their jobs, on the line for an unconventional idea.”

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236. “You don’t have to live your life tiptoeing around selfish, hidden-agenda-driven, crab-bucket, talk-behind-your-back, weasel people. You just don’t.”

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237. “Act your way into relevancy. Don’t ask your way into relevancy.”

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238. “It’s called entrepreneurSHIP, not entrepreneurSIT. Don’t wait. Just ship.”

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239. “If you keep overcomplicating your dreams, you’ll never learn how wonderful it feels to actually step into them.”

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240. “In the end, every startup is different. But in the beginning every startup is the same.”

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241. “The industrial model is gone. People are more than machines.”

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242. “If you’re going to be a speaker, remember this: No one cares about you.”

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243. “Walking around is good mind medicine.”

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244. “I recommend that you look at the tasks you are doing throughout your day and ask yourself if these things are bringing you closer to your goals?”

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245. “Waiting to start is an insult to the world.”

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246. “PSA: If you decide to label a behavior as gaslighting on social or in real-time, be sure you are correct. Because if you are not, you’d be the one gaslighting.”

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247. “Define your career by IMPACT, not TITLE.”

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248. “Don’t disregard your so-called “stupid ideas.” They may be inspired thoughts and high-potential opportunities. Whatcha gonna do?”

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249. “Whatever you do, don’t wait to start those dreams.”

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250. “If you’re not scared every day, you’re not pushing hard enough.”

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