“The turning point in the lives of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis, through which they are introduced to their “other selves.”
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Napoleon Hill
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”
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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
“success requires no apologies, failure permits no alibis.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Many successful people have found opportunities in failure and adversity that they could not recognize in more favorable circumstances.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.”
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Napoleon Hill
“MAKE YOUR DESIRES CLEAR, AND TO REDUCE THEM TO WRITING.”
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Napoleon Hill
“no one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Show me a man’s closest associates,” said Thomas A. Edison, “and I will tell you what sort of character the man has and where he is going in life.”
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Napoleon Hill
“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
“What can you do with a man who has an invincible purpose in him; who never knows when he is beaten; and who, when his legs are shot off, will fight on the stumps. Difficulties and opposition do not daunt him. He thrives upon persecution; it only stimulates him to more determined endeavor. The world always listens to a man with a will in him.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve regardless of how many times you may have failed in the past or how lofty your aims and hopes may be.”
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Napoleon Hill
“Halpin deserves credit for REFUSING TO COMPROMISE WITH LIFE BY ACCEPTING AND KEEPING A JOB HE DID NOT WANT,”
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Napoleon Hill
“Whatever your mind feeds upon your mind attracts to you.”
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Napoleon Hill
“The starting point of all individual achievement is the adoption of a definite major purpose and a specific plan for its attainment.
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Napoleon Hill