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“What has chance ever done in the world? Has it built any cities? Has it invented any telephones, and telegraphs? Has it built any steamships, established any universities, any asylums, any hospitals? Was there any chance in Cæsar’s crossing the Rubicon? What had chance to do with Napoleon’s career, with Wellington’s, or Grant’s…? Every battle was won before it was begun. What had luck to do with Thermopylæ, Trafalgar, Gettysburg? Our successes we ascribe to ourselves; our failures to destiny.”
Napoleon Hill

“There is no God higher than the truth.”
Mahatma Gandhi

“It was a useful reminder that all men, even the most seemingly cold-blooded, have a core of decency, and that if their heart is touched, they are capable of changing.”
Nelson Mandela

“The only real science is the knowledge of how a person should live his life. And this knowledge is open to everyone.”
Leo Tolstoy

“Knowing your purpose simplifies your life. It defines what you do and what you don’t do. Your purpose becomes the standard you use to evaluate which activities are essential and which aren’t. You simply ask, “Does this activity help me fulfill one of God’s purposes for my life?”
Rick Warren

“Only a strong faith—a faith based on God’s Word—will protect us from temptation and doubt.”
Billy Graham

“We need to decide how we want to be treated. Then we need to begin treating others in that manner.”
John C. Maxwell

“This power is made up of the principles described in this book. In the story of the Declaration of Independence it will not be difficult to detect at least six of these principles: DESIRE, DECISION, FAITH, PERSISTENCE, THE MASTER MIND and ORGANISED PLANNING.
Napoleon Hill

“God made you for a reason and your life has profound meaning! We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives.”
Rick Warren

“Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream of wanting to change the world for a better place.”
Nelson Mandela

“Don’t let the acids of bitterness eat away inside. Learn the secret of trusting Christ in every circumstance.”
Billy Graham

“Knock and it shall be opened.' But does knocking mean hammering and kicking the door like a maniac?”
C.S. Lewis

“success requires no apologies, failure permits no alibis.”
Napoleon Hill

“Where there is love there is life.”
Mahatma Gandhi

“In 1800, the average person consumed 5 pounds per year;7 now we average 152 pounds a year.”
Rick Warren

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