Napoleon Hill

Before success comes in any man’s life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and most logical thing to do is to quit. That is what the majority of men do. That is why the majority is just ordinary.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small amount of Are makes a small amount of heat.

The number one reason people fail in life is because they listen to their friends, family, and neighbors.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

Our only limitations are those we set up in our own minds.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

Everyone wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die.

To be successful you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, and then resolve to pay the price to get it.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.

Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.

Dream big and kick ass.

My favorite writers are all Jews – David, Solomon, Matthew, Mark – well, you get the picture.

The way to succeed is to double your error rate.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

Give yourself a little freedom to develop into something or someone you’d actually like to be.

How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable?

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

If you don’t get out there and try to solve your own problems, it’s never going to change.

Many people who want to be great aren’t willing to do the work to make it possible!

The old rules are crumbling and nobody knows what the new rules are. So make up your own rules.