Napoleon Hill Quotes
Riches don't respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.
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I respond very well to well-written material and women who have had an effect on society, something tragic or monumental has happened to them.
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Men admire the man who can organize their wishes and thoughts in stone and wood and steel and brass.
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To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.
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Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.
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Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
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Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
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Every girl wishes she was Juliet in some version of their life.
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Pretexts are not wanting when one wishes to use them.
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The big talent is persistence.
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Things don't always happen the way one wishes they would.
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At an age when most youngsters are preparing for their GCSEs, I was suddenly a jet-setter, briefly the toast of Hollywood and London's West End. My immature wishes and naive opinions were treated with respect.
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God sometimes does try to the uttermost those whom he wishes to bless.
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We must assent to the will of Heaven above and conform to the wishes of men on earth below, but the government should assert the majesty of its warlike might in order to drive away the hordes of fierce and cruel men. We know that the dispositions of these outer barbarians are as ravenous as those of wolves.
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Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.
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The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.
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Any time someone puts a lock on something you own against your wishes, and doesn't give you the key, they're not doing it for your benefit.
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In the United States, except for slaves, servants and the destitute fed by townships, everyone has the vote and this is an indirect contributor to law-making. Anyone wishing to attack the law is thus reduced to adopting one of two obvious courses: they must either change the nation's opinion or trample its wishes under foot.
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It takes a little more persistence to get up and go the distanceI'm not giving inI'm not missing outI'm not giving up on implausible dreams - The Enemy Within (Part I of 'Fear') (1984)
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We don't know if there is a 'Tremors 6.' If there is, we're not sure what that is yet. I know what I would like to see as 'Tremors 6.' Because I've been with this a long time. I have specific desires along those lines. But clearly, we have left the door open for a sequel.
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How could I be out there and not do anything?
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I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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Today much of what we call education is merely knowledge gathering and remembering. Problem solving and thinking, never strong parts of our educational system, have been downgraded in all but a few scientific subjects.
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From the age of six I wanted to be an artist. At that point I meant a painter, but it turned out what I really meant was I was someone who was very interested in watching the world and making copies of it.
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Riches don't respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.
