Napoleon Hill quotes

„Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.“

—  Napoleon Hill, book Think and Grow Rich

Variant: Do not wait: the time will never be 'just right'. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along.
Source: Think and Grow Rich (1938), p. 127
Context: Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

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

—  Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

Source: Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

„Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe it can achieve.“

—  Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice

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Variant: Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
Source: Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice

„You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.“

—  Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

Source: Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

„When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.“

—  Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

Source: Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

„Strong, deeply rooted desire is the starting point of all achievement.“

—  Napoleon Hill, book The Law of Success

Source: The Law of Success (1928), p. 109
Variant: Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
As quoted in Quote-A-Quote: To Your Success Health Wealth & Happiness (2005) by Michael E. Ruge, p. 38
Context: Strong, deeply rooted desire is the starting point of all achievement. Just as the electron is the last unit of matter discernible to the scientist. DESIRE is the seed of all achievement; the starting place, back of which there is nothing, or at least there is nothing of which we have any knowledge.

„We are what we are, because of the vibrations of thought which we pick up and register, through the stimuli of our daily environment.“

—  Napoleon Hill, book Think and Grow Rich

Source: Think and Grow Rich (1938), p. 54
Context: We are what we are, because of the vibrations of thought which we pick up and register, through the stimuli of our daily environment.
Resolve to throw off the influences of any unfortunate environment, and to build your own life to ORDER.

„If you can't do great things, do small things in a great way.“

—  Napoleon Hill

„Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.“

—  Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

Source: Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

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

—  Napoleon Hill

„You may be hurt if you love too much, but you will live in misery if you love too little.“

—  Napoleon Hill, Napoleon Hill's Positive Action Plan: 365 Meditations For Making Each Day a Success

Source: Napoleon Hill's Positive Action Plan: 365 Meditations For Making Each Day a Success

„The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.“

—  Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

Source: Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

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

—  Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

Variant: The only limitation is that which one sets up in one's own mind.
Source: Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

„The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.“

—  Napoleon Hill

„A quitter never wins-and-a winner never quits.“

—  Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

Variant: A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.
Source: Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

„Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.“

—  Napoleon Hill, book Think and Grow Rich

Source: Think and Grow Rich

„Action is the real measure of intelligence.“

—  Napoleon Hill

„Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.“

—  Napoleon Hill, Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

Variant: Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.
Source: Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller - Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

„A goal is a dream with a deadline.“

—  Napoleon Hill

As quoted in Diamond Power : Gems of Wisdom from America's Greatest Marketer (2003) by Barry Farber, p. 60