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title: "4 Mike Monteiro Quotes - Famous Designer"
description: "Mike Monteiro has 4 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings."
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# Mike Monteiro

Designer

 **4** quotes in **4** categories

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Mike Monteiro is a designer.

## Quick Facts About Mike Monteiro

Profession Designer

##  Quotes by Mike Monteiro

> [“Let’s order too much of something just to see where our limits are. Let’s take a chance precisely because it might fail.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-monteiro/let-s-order-too-much-of-something-just-to-see-where-our-limits-are/)

[Mike Monteiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-monteiro/)

[Hard way](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard-way/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bf/mike-monteiro-73649_hard-way_let-s-order-too-much-of-something-just-t_56017.jpg)

> [“Make sure you’re consciously building the story you want to be telling. And make sure your story is compelling enough that your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-monteiro/make-sure-you-re-consciously-building-the-story-you-want-to-be/)

[Mike Monteiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-monteiro/)

[Telling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/telling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ed/mike-monteiro-73649_telling_make-sure-you-re-consciously-building-th_369354.jpg)

> [“If you take on production work, you don’t get to call yourself a designer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-monteiro/if-you-take-on-production-work-you-don-t-get-to-call-yourself-a/)

[Mike Monteiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-monteiro/)

[Designer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/designer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/mike-monteiro-73649_designer_if-you-take-on-production-work-you-don-t_2366873.jpg)

> [“Confidence doesn’t come from knowing you’re right—it comes from being okay with failing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-monteiro/confidence-doesn-t-come-from-knowing-you-re-right-it-comes-from-being/)

[Mike Monteiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-monteiro/)

[Confidence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confidence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/mike-monteiro-73649_confidence_confidence-doesn-t-come-from-knowing-you_2687356.jpg)

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