American Quotes

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"The time to begin to build a new business is precisely when others are most discouraged."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Faith is the eternal elixir which gives life, power and action to the impulse of thought."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality."

-- Napoleon Hill

"If you give up before your goal has been reached, you are a quitter. A quitter never wins and a winner never quits."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat."

-- Napoleon Hill

"The subconscious mind will translate into its physical equivalent a fear impulse just as readily as it will translate a desire-driven impulse."

-- Napoleon Hill

"To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your own path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Success requires no explanations. Failure permits no alibis."

-- Napoleon Hill

"A quitter never wins-and-a winner never quits."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Put your foot upon the neck of the fear of criticism by reaching a decision not to worry about what other people think, do, or say."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Only by a strict combination of intelligence and physical effort can one achieve significant wealth."

-- Napoleon Hill

"No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Self-discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do."

-- Napoleon Hill

"The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job."

-- Napoleon Hill

"The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers."

-- Napoleon Hill

"To win the big stakes in this changing world, you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past."

-- Napoleon Hill

"The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going."

-- Napoleon Hill

"No one is ready for a thing, until he believes he can acquire it."

-- Napoleon Hill

"When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve."

-- Napoleon Hill

"We refuse to believe that which we don't understand."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Before success comes in any man's life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat, and, perhaps, some failure."

-- Napoleon Hill

"Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought."

-- Napoleon Hill
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