"The brain is the first broadcasting station ever invented."
Napoleon Hill
Author, Motivational Speaker
Napoleon Hill was an American self-help author known for his influential book 'Think and Grow Rich,' which focuses on the principles of success and personal achievement.
- Born
- October 26, 1883
- Died
- November 8, 1970
- Quotes
- 711
- Rank
- #319
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"Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Are you satisfied with where you are and the direction you are going? If not, take control of your life and change whatever needs to be changed. You and only you have the power to do this. You can change your world!"
"The best way to succeed in this world is to act on the advice you give to others."
"It is now a documented principle of psychology that human beings subconsciously move in the direction of their most dominant thought."
"When riches begin to come they come so quickly, in such great abundance, that one wonders where they have been hiding during all those lean years."
"First you give life and action and guidance to ideas, then they take on power of their own and sweep aside all opposition."
"You are the sum total of your dominating or most prominent thoughts."
"No man has a chance to enjoy permanent success until he begins to look in a mirror for the real cause of all his mistakes."
"Money is either a good or bad influence, according to the character of the person who possesses it."
"Achieve self-mastery over your thoughts, and constantly direct them toward your goals and objectives. Learn to focus your attention on the goals that you want to achieve and on finding ways to achieve those goals."
"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."
"Money without brains is always dangerous."
"Every great leader of the past, whose record I have examined, was beset by difficulties and met with temporary defeat before 'arriving"
"People who fail to accumulate money, without exception, have the habit of reaching decisions, if at all, very slowly, and of changing these decisions quickly and often."
"No man can succeed in a line of endeavor which he does not like."
"You might find it necessary to 'snap' out of your mental inertia, moving slowly at first, then increasing your speed, until you gain complete control over your will. Be persistent no matter how slowly you may, at first, have to move. With persistence will come success."
"Men are paid, not merely for what they know, but more particularly for WHAT THEY DO WITH THAT WHICH THEY KNOW."
"Without doubt, the most common weakness of all human beings is the habit of leaving their minds open to the negative influence of other people."
"No man achieves great success who is unwilling to make personal sacrifices."
"FAITH is the only agency through which the cosmic force of Infinite Intelligence can be harnessed and used by man."