"People buy personalities as much as merchandise, and it is a question if they are not influenced more by the personalities with which they come in contact than they are by the merchandise."
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
Quote collection
Napoleon Hill quotes (page 24 of 36)
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"Here is a most significant fact-the subconscious mind takes any orders given it in a spirit of absolute FAITH, and acts upon those orders, although the orders often have to be presented over and over again, through repetition, before they are interpreted by the subconscious mind."
"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! Strong, deeply rooted desire is the starting point of all achievement."
"An educated person is not necessarily the one who has the knowledge, but the one who knows where to get it when needed."
"The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan."
"Believe in poverty and you will be poor. Believe in wealth and you will be rich. Believe in love and you will have love. Believe in health and you will be healthy."
"There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim."
"Strength, both physical and spiritual, is the product of struggle!"
"Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time. One or the other must dominate. It is your responsibility to make sure that positive emotions constitute the dominating influence of your mind. Here the law of HABIT will come to your aid. Form the habit of applying and using the positive emotions! Eventually, they will dominate your mind so completely, that the negatives cannot enter it."
"TELL THE WORLD WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO, BUT FIRST SHOW IT.This is the equivalent of saying "deeds, and not words, are what count most."
"That which you think today becomes that which you are tomorrow."
"There is always plenty of capital for those who can create practical plans for using it"
"No one is so good that he has no bad in him, & no one is so bad that he has no good in him"
"Intelligent planning is essential for success in any undertaking designed to accumulate riches."
"Faith is the head chemist of the mind."
"The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers."
"Thought, backed by strong desire, has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent."
"FAITH is the element, the “chemical” which, when mixed with prayer, gives one direct communication with Infinite Intelligence."
"Fear is the tool of a man-made devil"
"One must realize that all who have accumulated great fortunes first did a certain amount of dreaming, hoping, wishing, desiring, and planning before they acquired money."