Networking Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old networking quotes, networking sayings, and networking proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Everything is designed. Few things are designed well. Brian Reed
You can have everything in life you want if you will help enough other people get what they want. Zig Ziglar
Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value. Albert Einstein
Becoming well known (at least among your prospects & connections) is the most valuable element in the connection process. Jeffrey Gitomer
You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality. Walt Disney
Position yourself as a center of influence, the one who knows the movers and shakers. People will respond to that, and you’ll soon become what you project. Bob Burg
The path to success is to take massive, determined action. Anthony Robbins
All great achievements require time. Maya Angelou
Competition, founded upon the conflicting interests of individuals, is in reality far less productive of wealth and enterprise than co-operation, involving though it does the constant apparent sacrifice of the individual to the common interests. Robert Hugh Benson
The best prospect is the client who has already dealt with you. The second best is the one referred to by a client who has dealt with you previously. The third best is the one referred to you by another trusted professional or friend. Marilyn Jennings
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand. They listen with the intent to reply. Stephen Covey
The mark of a good conversationalist is not that you can talk a lot. The mark is that you can get others to talk a lot. Thus, good schmoozer’s are good listeners, not good talkers. Guy Kawasaki
One of the most powerful networking practices is to provide immediate value to a new connection. This means the moment you identify a way to help someone, take action. Lewis Howes
Entrepreneurs need to remember to spend as much time working on their business as they do in their business. Jay Samit
Relationships take time, getting to know folks requires patience, and people are generally cautious – if not fearful – of Johnny come lately that is asking, rather than giving. Jeremiah Owyang
Nothing liberates your greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve. Marianne Williamson
If your business comes from relationships, relationships should be your business. Doug Ales
Effective networking isn’t a result of luck - it requires hard work and persistence. Lewis Howes
Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t. Bill Nye
Do one thing every day that scares you. Mary Schmich
The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow. Bill Gates
The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom. Jon Stewart
Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking; you can't buy friendships. Lindsay Fox
One of the challenges in networking is everybody thinks it's making cold calls to strangers. Actually, it's the people who already have strong trust relationships with you, who know you're dedicated, smart, a team player, who can help you. Reid Hoffman
The more complex the network is, the more complex its pattern of interconnections, the more resilient it will be. Fritjof Capra
Instead of telling the world what you're eating for breakfast, you can use social networking to do something that's meaningful. Edward Norton
I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways. Madeleine Albright
You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don't seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together. Henry Ford
Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune. Arthur Schopenhauer
I won't eat anything that has intelligent life, but I'd gladly eat a network executive or a politician. Marty Feldman