“Definiteness of decision always requires courage, sometimes very great courage. The fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence staked their lives on the decision to affix their signatures to that document.”
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Napoleon Hill
“If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Imagination is a faculty of the mind which can be cultivated, developed, extended and broadened by use.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”
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Napoleon Hill
“IF - and this is the greatest of them all - I had the courage to see myself as I reallyam, I would find out what is wrong with me, and correct it, then I might have a chance to profit by my mistakes and learn something from the experience of others,for I know that there is something WRONG with me, or I would now be where I WOULD HAVE BEEN IF I had spent more time analyzing my weaknesses, and less time building alibis to cover them.”
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Napoleon Hill
“MAKE YOUR DESIRES CLEAR, AND TO REDUCE THEM TO WRITING.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Each of us is what we are because of the DOMINATING THOUGHTS which we permit to occupy our mind.
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Napoleon Hill
“Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it.”
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Napoleon Hill
“5. Lack of self-discipline. Discipline comes through self-control. This means that one must control all negative qualities. Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself. Self-mastery is the hardest job you will ever tackle. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. You may see at one and the same time both your best friend and your greatest enemy, by stepping in front of a mirror.”
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Napoleon Hill
“He did not say, “I will work there for a few months, and if I get no encouragement, I will quit and get a job somewhere else.” He did say, “I will start anywhere. I will do anything Edison tells me to do, but before I am through, I will be his associate.” He did not say, “I will keep my eyes open for another opportunity, in case I fail to get what I want in the Edison organization.” He said, “There is but one thing in this world that I am determined to have, and that is a business association with Thomas A. Edison. I will burn all bridges behind me, and stake my entire future on my ability to get what I want.” He left himself no possible way of retreat. He had to win or perish!”
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Napoleon Hill
“A man’s best recommendation is that which he gives himself . . . by rendering superior service in the right mental attitude.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Do not expect something for nothing. Be willing to give an equivalent value for all that you desire, and include in your plans a definite provision for doing so.”
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Napoleon Hill
“If life hands you a lemon, don’t complain, but instead make lemonade to sell those who are thirsty from complaining.”
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Napoleon Hill
both success and failure are largely the results of habit!”
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Napoleon Hill
