Quotes by Napoleon Hill

“The way to develop decisiveness is to start right where you are, with the very next question you face”

“Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.”

“Our minds become magnetized with the dominating thoughts we hold in our minds and these magnets attract to us the forces, the people, the circumstances of life which harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts.”

“The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.”

“Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.”

“You give before you get.”

“Our achievements of today are but the sum total of our thoughts of yesterday. You are today where the thoughts of yesterday have brought you and you will be tomorrow where the thoughts of today take you.”

“If your imagination leads you to understand how quickly people grant your requests when those requests appeal to their self-interest, you can have practically anything you go after.”

“It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.”

“Capability means imagination...”

“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.”

“It is always your next move.”

“You must get involved to have an impact. No one is impressed with the won-lost record of the referee.”

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

“No accurate thinker will judge another person by that which the other persons enemies say about him.”

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.

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

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.

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

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.