Napoleon Hill: Achievement

Napoleon Hill was American author. Explore interesting quotes on achievement.
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“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

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

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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

Inspirational , Attitude , Motivational , Deep

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

Napoleon Hill
Hope

“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.

Strong , Motivational

“Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.”

Napoleon Hill

As quoted in Diamond Power : Gems of Wisdom from America's Greatest Marketer (2003) by Barry Farber, p. 53

Graduation , Children , Dreams , Soul

“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.”

Napoleon Hill
Hope , Time , Past

“All achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea!”

Napoleon Hill book Think and Grow Rich

Source: Think and Grow Rich (1938), p.18

Idea

“I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I DEMAND of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and I here and now promise to render such action.”

Napoleon Hill book Think and Grow Rich

Source: Think and Grow Rich (1938), p. 54

Life

“The greatest achievements of men, were at first, nothing but dreams of the minds of men who knew that dreams are the seedlings of all achievements. A burning desire, to be and to do, is the starting point, from which the dreamer must take off”

Napoleon Hill

The Science of Personal Achievement (Audio - Nightingale-Conant).

Men , Dreams

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches. Use auto-suggestion, have faith, imagination and overcome fear and time is your opposite player as in checkerboard.”

Napoleon Hill

As quoted in Self-Motivation Through Risk Taking! : Are You Leading Or Do You Wither with Problems? (2005) by M. Nadarajan Munisamy

Imagination , Fear , Time , Faith