Feeling held back because you lack in the “education” part of your resume? Think that success is out of your reach? Take inspiration from the following 11 people who made their fortunes...without the permission of higher education.

1. 1 Billionaires
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Quotes on Business & Life from
college dropout

2. david crandall
H e r o i c d e s t i n y .com

3. Waiting for
permission to
live your life?
feeLing heLd Back Because you Lack
in the “education” part of your
resume? think that success is out of
your reach?
take inspiration from the foLLowing
11 peopLe who made their fortunes...
without the permission of higher
education.

4. bill gates
it’s fine to celeBrate
success But it is more
important to Heed tHe
lessons of failure.
co-founder of microsoft

5. bill gates
it’s fine to celeBrate
success But it is more
important to Heed tHe
lessons of failure.
co-founder of microsoft
dropped out of
Harvard

6. bill gates
net WortH
$56.0
Billion
dropped out of
Harvard

7. carl icaHn
in life and Business, tHere
are tWo cardinal sins...tHe
first is to act precipitously
WitHout tHougHt and tHe
second is to not act at all.
creator of security firm icahn & co

8. carl icaHn
in life and Business, tHere
are tWo cardinal sins...tHe
first is to act precipitously
WitHout tHougHt and tHe
second is to not act at all.
creator of security firm icahn & co
dropped out of
neW york university
scHool of medicine

9. carl icaHn
net WortH
$12.5
Billion
dropped out of
neW york university
scHool of medicine

10. david geffen
you Have an idea of
tHe Way you tHink
it is, and it’s not
tHat Way at all, it’s
sometHing else.
record executive & co-founder of dreamworks skg

11. david geffen
you Have an idea of
tHe Way you tHink
it is, and it’s not
tHat Way at all, it’s
sometHing else.
record executive & co-founder of dreamworks skg
dropped out of
3 colleges

12. david geffen
net WortH
$4.6
Billion
dropped out of
3 colleges

13. gautam adani
i Was in college for tWo years
But i didn’t attend mucH. tHen
i decided to drop out. i Was
Having too many nigHtmares
aBout failing in tHe exams.
chairman of the adani group

14. gautam adani
i Was in college for tWo years
But i didn’t attend mucH. tHen
i decided to drop out. i Was
Having too many nigHtmares
aBout failing in tHe exams.
chairman of the adani group
dropped out of
gujarat university

15. gautam adani
net WortH
$10.0
Billion
dropped out of
gujarat university

16. jack c taylor
take care of your
customers and
employees first, and
profits Will folloW.
founder of enterprise rent-a-car

17. jack c taylor
take care of your
customers and
employees first, and
profits Will folloW.
founder of enterprise rent-a-car
dropped out of
WasHington
university

18. jack c taylor
net WortH
$7.4
Billion
dropped out of
WasHington
university

19. john d rockefeller
i do not tHink tHat tHere is
any otHer quality so essential
to success of any kind as tHe
quality of perseverance. it
overcomes almost everytHing,
even nature.
founder of the standard oil company

20. john d rockefeller
i do not tHink tHat tHere is
any otHer quality so essential
to success of any kind as tHe
quality of perseverance. it
overcomes almost everytHing,
even nature.
founder of the standard oil company
dropped out of
cleveland’s central
HigH scHool

21. john d rockefeller
net WortH
$663.4
Billion
dropped out of
cleveland’s central
HigH scHool

22. ralph lauren
people ask HoW can a jeWisH
kid from tHe Bronx do
preppy clotHes? does it Have
to do WitH class and money?
it Has to do WitH dreams.
fashion designer & creator of polo ralph lauren

23. ralph lauren
people ask HoW can a jeWisH
kid from tHe Bronx do
preppy clotHes? does it Have
to do WitH class and money?
it Has to do WitH dreams.
fashion designer & creator of polo ralph lauren
dropped out of
BarucH college

24. ralph lauren
net WortH
$3.6
Billion
dropped out of
BarucH college

25. sheldon adelson
i look at every Business and
ask, HoW long can tHis
last? HoW can i identify tHe
status quo and cHange it?
chairman & ceo of the las vegas sands corp.

26. sheldon adelson
i look at every Business and
ask, HoW long can tHis
last? HoW can i identify tHe
status quo and cHange it?
chairman & ceo of the las vegas sands corp.
dropped out of
city college in
neW york

27. sheldon adelson
net WortH
$21.5
Billion
dropped out of
city college in
neW york

28. steve joBs
i’m convinced tHat aBout
Half of WHat separates tHe
successful entrepreneurs
from tHe non-successful
ones is pure perseverance.
co-founder of apple inc

29. steve joBs
i’m convinced tHat aBout
Half of WHat separates tHe
successful entrepreneurs
from tHe non-successful
ones is pure perseverance.
co-founder of apple inc
dropped out of
reed college

30. steve joBs
net WortH
$8.3
Billion
dropped out of
reed college

31. ted turner
you sHould set goals
Beyond your reacH
so you alWays Have
sometHing to live for.
founder of cnn

32. ted turner
you sHould set goals
Beyond your reacH
so you alWays Have
sometHing to live for.
founder of cnn
expelled from
BroWn university

33. ted turner
net WortH
$2.1
Billion
expelled from
BroWn university

34. michael dell
don’t spend so mucH
time trying to cHoose
tHe perfect opportunity,
tHat you miss tHe rigHt
opportunity.
founder of dell inc

35. michael dell
don’t spend so mucH
time trying to cHoose
tHe perfect opportunity,
tHat you miss tHe rigHt
opportunity.
founder of dell inc
dropped out of
university of
texas austin

36. michael dell
net WortH
$14.6
Billion
dropped out of
university of
texas austin

37. total numBer of
college dropouts?

38. 11

39. total comBined
net WortH?

40. $805.0
Billion!

41. what’s standing in the way of you Becoming a
Billionaire?

42. we Live in a cuLture where peopLe “wait for permission.
permission to do what they Love. permission to Let
their ideas and vision have a pLace in the worLd.
they wait for someone to manage them and their
dreams instead of taking responsiBiLity for their own
Lives. they compLain instead of soLve and wait for a List
of tasks they can check off and say ‘done’.” *
education isn’t Bad, But too many peopLe use it as an
excuse. the previous 11 Quotes are from peopLe who
chose to Be different. they didn’t wait for permission,
they went out and made their own fortune.
WHat Will you do?
*
this Quote taken from the articLe
“problem causer, work avoider, workaholic or innovator?”.
to read it in fuLL, click here.

43. noW WHat?
Want some more
inspiration? or Want to connect
WitH me?
folloW me on tWitter:
@davidcrandall
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44. tHank you!