Passive income is a form of income that requires little to no effort to maintain and generate. It’s a dream for many and something that can bring financial freedom and stability. To help inspire you on your passive income journey, we’ve gathered 47 of the most motivational and thought-provoking passive income quotes from business leaders to entrepreneurs.
These quotes will give you the drive and motivation you need to start building your own passive income streams.
Let’s dive into 47 motivating passive income quotes to keep you going!
You can only be financially free when your passive income exceeds your expenses.
T. Harv Eker Tweet
Money makes money. And the money that money makes, makes money.
Benjamin Franklin Tweet
To get rich, you have to be making money while you're asleep.
David Bailey Tweet
If you do not find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die.
Warren Buffet Tweet
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
Mark Twain Tweet
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
John Quincy Adams Tweet
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Mark Twain Tweet
Residual income is passive income that comes in every month whether you show up or not. It’s when you no longer get paid on your personal efforts alone, but you get paid on the efforts of hundreds or even thousands of others and on the efforts of your money! It’s one of the keys to financial freedom and time freedom.
Steve Fisher Tweet
Compound interest is the 8th wonder of the world.
Albert Einstein Tweet
Never depend on a single income. Make investment to create a second source.
Warren Buffett Tweet
Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.
Orison Swett Marden Tweet
Your economic security does not lie in your job; it lies in your power to produce – to think, to learn, to create, to adapt. That’s true financial independence. It’s not having wealth; it’s having the power to produce wealth.
Stephen R. Covey Tweet
The worst thing you can do is get a 2nd job. The best thing you can do is start a home based business.
Dave Ramsey Tweet
The goal isn’t more money. The goal is living life on your terms.
Chris Brogan Tweet
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it
Henry David Thoreau Tweet
Residual income means never having to start over.
Tom “Big Al” Schreiter Tweet
If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it.
Michael Jordan Tweet
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Colin Powell Tweet
Rich people use debt to leverage investments and grow cash flows. Poor people use debt to buy things that make rich people richer.
Grant Cardone Tweet
Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble
Warren Buffett Tweet
If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
Samuel Johnson Tweet
The greater the passive income you can build, the freer you will become.
Todd M. Fleming Tweet
The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
Tony Robbins Tweet
The key to financial freedom and great wealth is a person’s ability or skill to convert earned income into passive income and/or portfolio income.
Robert Kiyosaki Tweet
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.
Ancient Chinese Proverb Tweet
My rich dad taught me to focus on passive income and spend my time acquiring the assets that provide passive or long term residual income…passive income from capital gains, dividends, residual income from business, rental income from real estate, and royalties.
Robert Kiyosaki Tweet
Shop for assets, not sh*t.
George Choy Tweet
To obtain financial freedom, one must be either a business owner, an investor, or both, generating passive income, particularly on a monthly basis.
Robert Kiyosaki Tweet
Money has the power to buy you things. But a much bigger power of money is in generating more money for you. Those who are able to manifest the latter, are never short of it.
Manoj Arora Tweet
Wealth like a tree grows from a tiny seed. The first copper you save is the seed from which your tree of wealth shall grow.
The Richest Man in Babylon Tweet
Some people want it to happen. Some wish it would happen. Others make it happen.
Michael Jordan Tweet
It’s what you practice in private that you will be rewarded for in public.
Tony Robbins Tweet
He who makes $25,000 annually through passive income is more enviable than he who earns $100,000 annually through a salary.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana Tweet
I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
Abraham Lincoln Tweet
Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.
Paul Samuelson Tweet
When people ask me what “American Pie” means, I tell them it means I don’t ever have to work again if I don’t want to.
Don McLean Tweet
You are too valuable to work a 9-5 job for 50 years.
Anonymous Tweet
Landlords grow rich in their sleep without working, risking or economizing.
John Stuart Mill Tweet
The poor and middle class work for money…the rich have money work for them.
Robert Kiyosaki Tweet
The key is to work extremely hard for a short period of time (1-5 years), create abundant wealth, and then make money work hard for you through wise investments that yield a passive income for life.
H.W. Charles Tweet
I remember saying to my mentor, ‘If I had more money, I would have a better plan.’. He quickly responded, ‘I would suggest that if you had a better plan, you would have more money.’. You see, it’s not the amount that counts; it’s the plan that counts.
Jim Rohn Tweet
You cannot have a million-dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic.
Stephan C. Hogan Tweet
If you want something, go get it. Period.
The Pursuit of Happiness Tweet
The most effective way of bringing in passive income is educating people.
Jess Van Den Tweet
Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate. More money has been made in real estate than in all industrial investments combined. The wise young man or wage earner of today invests his money in real estate.
Andrew Carnegie Tweet
I personally feel that the #1 benefit of having my expenses covered by passive income is that I get to keep doing a lot more of the kind of work I enjoy. I also get to work the way I want to work – where I want, when I want, how I want, and with whom I want.
Steve Pavlina Tweet
There are people less qualified than you, doing things you want to do, simply because they decided to take action.
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In conclusion, passive income is a crucial aspect of financial freedom and stability. By inspiring and motivating you to take action, these quotes can help you take the first step towards building a better financial future.
Whether you’re just starting out on your passive income journey or you’re well on your way, these quotes will provide you with the inspiration and drive you need to keep pushing forward.
Remember, it’s never too late to start creating passive income streams, and with the right mindset and approach, you can make it a reality.
Take these quotes to heart, and let them be a source of inspiration and motivation as you work towards creating the financial future you’ve always wanted.
Don’t wait any longer. Start taking action today and build the life of your dreams!