“I realise the dominating thoughts of my mind will eventually reproduce themselves in outward, physical action and gradually transform themselves into physical reality. Therefore I will concentrate my thoughts for 30 minutes daily upon the task of thinking of the person I intend to become, thereby creating in my mind a clear mental picture of that person.”
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Napoleon Hill
“A man’s alibi is the child of his own imagination. It is human nature to defend one’s own brain-child.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application toward some worthy end.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people.”
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Napoleon Hill
“He had no money to begin with. He had but little education. He had no influence. But he did have initiative, faith and the will to win.”
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Napoleon Hill
“WHY I should clutter up my mind with general knowledge, for the purpose of being able to answer questions, when I have men around me who can supply any knowledge I require?”
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Napoleon Hill
“Man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in thought.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in the form of an impulse of thought.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Drifting, without aim or purpose, is the first cause of failure.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Opportunity...it often comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat.”
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Napoleon Hill
“I had learned, from years of experience with men, that when a man really desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The strongest oak tree of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.”
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Napoleon Hill
