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Most ideas are stillborn and need the breath of life injected into them through definite plans of immediate action. The time to nurse an idea is at the time of its birth. Every minute it lives gives it a better chance of surviving.
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Desire is making people build ships and cities, has made men conquer nations... and it can defeat that nicotine.
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Charles Chaplin makes a million dollars a year out of a funny, shuffling walk and a pair of baggy trousers, because he does "something different." Take the hint and "individualize" yourself with some distinctive idea.
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Concentration, itself, is nothing but a matter of control of the attention! Learn to fix your attention on a given subject, at will, for whatever length of time you choose, and you will have learned the secret passage-way to power and plenty! This is concentration!
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A man is as big as the measure of his thinking.
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The imagination is both interpretative and creative in nature.
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The development of self-confidence starts with the elimination of this demon called fear.
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If you have no major purpose, you are drifting toward certain failure.
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You either ride life or it rides you. Your mental attitude determines who is 'rider' and who is 'horse.'
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The most practical of all methods for controlling the mind is the habit of keeping it busy with a definite purpose, backed by a definite plan.
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You wouldn't desire something if you didn't have the talent to carry it out.
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Those who approach their jobs and careers with enthusiasm always find plenty of opportunities, while those who complain about no one ever giving them a chance are merely observers of life. When you are determined that you will not allow others to determine your future for you, when you refuse to allow temporary setbacks to defeat you, you are destined for great success. The opportunities will always be there for you.
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No one is so good that he has no bad in him, & no one is so bad that he has no good in him.
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Your reputation is that which people think you are; your character is that which you are.
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People refuse to take chances in business, because they fear the criticism which may follow if they fail. The fear of criticism, in such cases is stronger than the DESIRE for success.
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You have a brain and mind of your own. Use it, and reach your own decisions.
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Plan you work and work your plan.
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You have within you all the power you need with which to get whatever you want or need in this world.
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Constancy of purpose is the first principle of success.
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Believe it and achieve it.
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A positive mental attitude is the right mental attitude.
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The great leaders of business, industry and finance, and the great artists, poets, musicians and writers all became great because they developed the power of self-motivation.
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The richest persons are those who give most in service to others.
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Every failure, every adversity, every heartache may be a blessing in disguise providing it softens the animal portion of our nature.