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"Opinions are the cheapest commodities on earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon anyone who will accept them. If you are influenced by "opinions" when you reach DECISIONS, you will not succeed in any undertaking."
"Remember that it is not the lawyer who knows the most law, but the one who best prepares his case, who wins."
"Your attitude towards problems, difficulties, and adversities is the most important factor in overcoming them."
"There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it."
"If you are one of those people who believe that hard work and honesty alone will bring riches-perish the thought; because it's not true. Riches, when they come in huge quantities, are never the result of hard work. Riches come if they come at all, in response to definite demands, based upon the application of definite principles, and not by chance or luck."
"The subconscious mind makes no distinction between constructive and destructive thought impulses. It works with the material we feed it, through our thought impulses. The subconscious mind will translate into reality a thought driven by fear, just as readily as it will translate into reality a thought driven by courage or faith."
"No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it. The state of mind must be BELIEF, not mere hope or wish."
"Remember, no more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty."
"Knowledge is only potential power."
"Your greatness is here and now. Your happiness is here and now."
"Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought."
"Those who succeed in an outstanding way seldom do so before the age of 40. More often, they do not strike their real pace until they are well beyond the age of 50."
"Thomas Edison dreamed of a lamp that could be operated by electricity, began where he stood to put his dream into action, and despite more than ten thousand failures, he stood by that dream until he made it a physical reality. Practical dreamers do not quit."
"When Opportunity came, the person didn't realize it because it came in the form of misfortune."
"Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat."
"Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do."
"If you try and fail, make another effort, and still another...until you succeed."
"If you give up before your goal has been reached, you are a "quitter." A QUITTER NEVER WINS AND A WINNER NEVER QUITS. Lift this sentence out, write it on a piece of paper in letters an inch high, and place it where you will see it every night before you go to sleep, and every morning before you go to work"
"Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price."
"There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge."