“The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.”
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“It Couldn’t Be Done” Somebody said that it couldn’t be done, But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing and he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it. Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that; At least no one has ever done it”; But he took off his coat and he took off his hat, And the first thing we knew he’d begun it. With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin, Without any doubting or quiddit, He started to sing and he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it. There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, There are thousands to prophesy failure; There are thousands to point out to you, one by one, The dangers that wait to assail you. But just buckle it in with a bit of a grin, Just take off your coat and go to it; Just start to sing as you tackle the thing That “cannot be done,” and you’ll do it. Edgar Guest (1881-1959)”
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Napoleon Hill
“knowledge is power.” It is nothing of the sort! Knowledge is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action, and directed to a definite end.”
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“time to nurse an idea is at the time of its birth.
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“But this argument is found to be defective when examined in its effects and consequences.”
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“The only “break” anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made “break.”
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“everything you touch will begin to transmute itself into an asset for your benefit.”
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“Psychologists have correctly said that “when one is truly ready for a thing, it puts in its appearance.”
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“The way to success is the way to action, based upon organized thinking followed by action, action, action.”
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“Repetition or affirmation of orders to your subconscious mind is the only method of voluntary development of the emotion of faith.”
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“Most of us go through life as failures, because we are waiting for the "time to be right" to start doing something worthwhile. Do not wait. The time will never be "just right.”
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“The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune. A few carry on despite all opposition, until they attain their goal. These few are the Fords, Carnegies, Rockefellers, and Edisons.”
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“The richest persons are those who give most in service to others.”
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“You may as well know, also that every great leader, from the dawn of civilization down to the present, was a dreamer.
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“The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge
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