“A genius is simply one who has taken full possession of his own mind and directed it toward objectives of his own choosing, without permitting outside influences to discourage or mislead him.”
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Napoleon Hill
“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. There may be no heroic connotation to the word persistence, but the quality is to the character of man what carbon is to steel.”
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Napoleon Hill
“A definite purpose, backed by absolute faith, is a form of wisdom and wisdom in action produces positive results.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Riches, when they come in huge quantities, are never the result of hard work! Riches come, if they come at all, in response to definite demands, based upon the application of definite principles, and not by chance or luck.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Successful men become successful only because they acquire the habit of thinking in terms of success.”
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Napoleon Hill
“There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge. Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Face the facts squarely. Ask yourself definite questions and demand direct replies.”
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“What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve”
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Napoleon Hill
“Cherish your vision and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.”
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Napoleon Hill
“A long while ago, a great warrior had to make a decision which ensured 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. Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat. Only by so doing can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win, essential to success.”
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“their greatest success came just one step beyond the point at which defeat had overtaken them. Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning. It takes great delight in tripping one up when success is almost within reach.”
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“The chances are that your job likes you precisely as much as you like it, but no more.”
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“nothing is impossible to the person who backs desire with enduring faith.”
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Napoleon Hill
“First. I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I demand of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and I here and now promise to render such action.”
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Napoleon Hill
