“no one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. The finishing point is that brand of KNOWLEDGE which leads to understanding-understanding of self, understanding of others, understanding of the laws of Nature, recognition and understanding of HAPPINESS.”
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Napoleon Hill
“One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat
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Napoleon Hill
“Examine the first hundred people you meet, ask them what they want most in life, and ninety eight of them will not be able to tell you. If you press them for an answer, some will say— security, many will say— money, a few will say— happiness, others will say— fame and power, and still others will say— social recognition, ease in living, ability to sing, dance, or write, but none of them will be able to define these terms, or give the slightest indication of a plan by which they hope to attain these vaguely expressed wishes. Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Success requires no explanations. Failure permits no alibis.”
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Napoleon Hill
“If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never see them in your bank balance.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence.”
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Napoleon Hill
“If you believe yourself unfortunate because you have loved and lost, perish the thought. One who has loved truly, can never lose entirely.”
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Napoleon Hill
“If you don’t believe in yourself, how can you ask others to do so?”
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Napoleon Hill
“Some individuals appear to be “allergic” to honest work, but opportunity is equally allergic to them.”
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Napoleon Hill
“the cause of the depression is traceable directly to the worldwide habit of trying to reap without sowing.”
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Napoleon Hill
“any impulse of thought which is repeatedly passed on to the subconscious mind is, finally, accepted and acted upon by the subconscious mind,”
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Napoleon Hill
“we must magnetize our minds with intense desire for riches, that we must become “money conscious until the desire for money drives us to create definite plans for acquiring it.
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Napoleon Hill
“the money which is essential for the conduct of business is as worthless as a sand dune, until it has been mixed with efficient “brains.”
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Napoleon Hill
“One of the largest industrial companies, the leader in its field, in writing to Mr. Moore concerning prospective seniors at the college, said: “‘ We are interested primarily in finding men who can make exceptional progress in management work. For this reason we emphasize qualities of character, intelligence and personality far more than specific educational background.”
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Napoleon Hill
