Napoleon Hill  1883 - 1970

Napoleon Hill was an American writer and philosopher. He spent much of his life studying successful people and wrote many books documenting his findings. All of his books are still widely read today and the principles he wrote about still apply. One of his most widely read books is "Think and Grow Rich". The first sentence of the book is: TRULY, 'thoughts are things,' and powerful things that, when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire for their translation into riches, or other material objects." This book is often described as a powerful motivational book!

Napoleon Hill was truly a motivational writer and his work lives on! If you enjoy the quotes below, you may enjoy reading Napoleon Hill's books!

Motivational & Inspirational Quotes by Napoleon Hill:

"Most so-called Failures are only temporary defeats."
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"Your big opportunity may be right where you are now."
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"Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought."
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"Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together."
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"A goal is a dream with a deadline."
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"First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination."
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"Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it."
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"Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought."
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"No person can succeed in a line of endeavor which one does not like."
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"All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea."
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"Life reflects your own thoughts back to you."
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"There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim."
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"You can do it if you believe you can!"
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"You will resemble, tomorrow, the DOMINATING THOUGHTS that you keep alive in your mind today!"
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"Initiative is as essential to success as a hub is essential to a wagon wheel."
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"The reason man may become the master of his own destiny is because he has the power to influence his own subconscious mind."
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"If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way."
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"Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true."
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"Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win -- essential to success."
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"The ladder of success is never crowded at the top."
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"First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination."
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"It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed."
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"Just as our eyes need light in order to see, our minds need ideas in order to conceive."
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"Don't wait. The time will never be just right."
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"Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything."
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"More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth."
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"Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure."
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"Knowledge is only potential power."
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"Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements."
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"The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going."
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"There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge."
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"Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel."
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"The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail."
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"No man is ever whipped until he quits in his own mind."
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"Think and grow rich."
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"You give before you get."
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"The starting point of all achievement is desire."
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"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."
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"When your desires are strong enough you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve."
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