“Another weakness found in altogether too many people, is the habit of measuring everything, and everyone, by their own impressions and beliefs.”
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Napoleon Hill
“There is a difference between Wishing for a thing and being ready to receive it. No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be belief, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Thoughts are things," and powerful things at that, when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire...
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Napoleon Hill
“one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Most so called FAILURES are only temporary defeats”
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Napoleon Hill
“Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Mind control is the result of self-discipline and habit. You either control your mind or it controls you. There is no hall-way compromise.”
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Napoleon Hill
“An efficient leader may, through his knowledge of his job and the magnetism of his personality, greatly increase the efficiency of others, and induce them to render more service and better service than they could render without his aid.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Life is a checkerboard, and the player opposite you is time. If you hesitate before moving, or neglect to move promptly, your men will be wiped off the board by time. You are playing against a partner who will not tolerate decisions!”
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Napoleon Hill
“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve.”
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Napoleon Hill
“A long while ago, a great warrior faced a situation which made it necessary for him to make a decision which insured his success on the battlefield. He was about to send his armies against a powerful foe, whose men outnumbered his own. He loaded his soldiers into boats, sailed to the enemy’s country, unloaded soldiers and equipment, then gave the order to burn the ships that had carried them. Addressing his men before the first battle, he said, “You see the boats going up in smoke. That means that we cannot leave these shores alive unless we win! We now have no choice—we win, or we perish! They won.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Your power of thought is the only thing that you have complete, unchallengeable control over. You do this through the power of will.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Employers who understand human nature, get the best there is in men, not by criticism, but by constructive suggestion.”
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Napoleon Hill
“A positive mind finds a way it can be done. A negative mind looks for all the ways it can’t be done.”
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Napoleon Hill
“YOU ARE "THE MASTER OF YOUR FATE, THE CAPTAIN OF YOUR SOUL,”
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Napoleon Hill
