“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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“Do not wait: the time will never be 'just right'. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.”
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“Man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in thought.”
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“Man can create nothing which he does not first conceive in the form of an impulse of thought.”
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“The only limitation is that which one sets up in one’s own mind.”
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“in the pages of the history of the great. Her entire life”
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“All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination. Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.”
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“Knowledge has no value except that which can be gained from its application towards some worthy end.”
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“Face the facts squarely. Ask yourself definite questions and demand direct replies.”
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“If you are one of those who believe that hard work and honesty, alone, will bring riches, perish the thought! It is not true! 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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“Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act for yourself.”
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“general or specialized knowledge. An educated man”
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“Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement, and its lack is the stumbling block for ninety-eight out of every hundred people simply because they never really define their goals and start toward them.
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“One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average man's familiarity with the word "impossible.”
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“If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge.”
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