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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Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term.
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Above all, when your voices are heard in government, it's far more likely that your basic needs will be met. And that’s why reform must reach the daily lives of those who are hungry and those who are ill, and those who live without electricity or water.
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And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.
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The best actors instinctively feel out what the other actors need, and they just accommodate it.
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For me as an actor because I've been at it so long, it becomes much harder to watch movies because you really see the seams of everything.
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Riches don't respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.
