“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 maintaning that state of mind known as a BURNING DESIRE TO WIN, essential to success.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Analysis of several hundred people who had accumulated fortunes well beyond the million dollar mark, disclosed the fact that every one of them had the habit of REACHING DECISIONS PROMPTLY, and of changing these decisions SLOWLY, if, and when they were changed. People who fail to accumulate money, without exception have the habit of reaching decisions, IF AT ALL, very slowly, and of changing these decisions quickly and often.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Knowledge is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organised into definite plans of action and directed to a definite end.”
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Napoleon Hill
“¡La fe es el “elixir eterno” que le da vida, poder y acción al impulso del pensamiento!”
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Napoleon Hill
“TRULY, "thoughts are things," and powerful things at that, when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a BURNING DESIRE for their translation into riches, or other material objects.”
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Napoleon Hill
“One who has loved truly, can never lose entirely. Love is whimsical and temperamental. Its nature is ephemeral, and transitory. It comes when it pleases,and goes away without warning. Accept and enjoy it while it remains, but spend no time worrying about its departure. Worry will never bring it back.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Every man is what he is because of the dominating thoughts which he permits to occupy his mind.”
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Napoleon Hill
“It was a great surprise to me when I discovered that most of the ugliness I saw in others, was but a reflection of my own nature.”
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Napoleon Hill
“ASK any wise man what he most desires and he will, more than likely, say "more wisdom.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The great leaders of business, industry, finance, and the great artists, musicians, poets, and writers became great, because they developed the faculty of creative imagination.”
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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
“Neglecting to broaden their view has kept some people doing one thing all their lives.”
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Napoleon Hill
“You cannot succeed when surrounded by disloyal and unfriendly associates, no matter what may be the object of your definite chief aim. Success is built upon loyalty, faith, sincerity, co-operation and the other positive forces with which one must surcharge his environment.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”
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Napoleon Hill
