Quotes about Determination
The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune. A few carry on DESPITE all opposition, until they attain their goal. These few are the Fords, Carnegies, Rockefellers, and Edisons. There may be no heroic connotation to the word persistence, but the quality is to the character of man what carbon is to steel.
— Napoleon Hill
If you fail to control your own mind, you may be sure you will control nothing else.
— Napoleon Hill
The person who moves with definiteness recognizes the difference between temporary defeat and failure. When plans fail he substitutes others but he does not change his purpose. He perseveres.
— Napoleon Hill
Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.
— Napoleon Hill
Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.
— Napoleon Hill
A definite purpose, backed by absolute faith, is a form of wisdom and wisdom in action produces positive results.
— Napoleon Hill
The object of your definite chief aim should become your hobby. You should ride this hobby continuously; you should sleep with it, eat with it, play with it, work with it, live with it and THINK with it.
— Napoleon Hill
There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of lack of ambition!
— Napoleon Hill
The leaders in every walk of life decide quickly, and firmly. That is the major reason why they are leaders. 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
Failure cannot cope with persistence.
— Napoleon Hill
Whatever your mind can conceive and can believe, it can achieve.
— Napoleon Hill
He had no influence. But he did have initiative, faith, and the will to win.
— Napoleon Hill