Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hillwas an American author and impresario who cribbed freely from the new thought tradition of the previous century to become an early producer of personal-success literature. At the time of Hill's death in 1970, his best-known work, Think and Grow Richhad sold 20 million copies. Hill's works insisted that fervid expectations are essential to increasing one's income. Most of his books were promoted as expositing principles to achieve "success". Hill was an advisor to two presidents of the United...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth26 October 1883
CityPound, VA
CountryUnited States of America
If you try and fail, make another effort, and still another...until you succeed.
If you truly want to succeed, be prepared to go the extra mile.
The turning point in the life of those who succeed usually comes at the moment of some crisis.
If you love, absolutely love what you are doing, chances are excellent that you will succeed. There is nothing so exhausting as working on a job you don't like.
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.
A man is most efficient and will more quickly and easily succeed when engaged in work that he loves, or work that he performs in behalf of some person whom he loves.
To succeed in life, succeed at being yourself.
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Weak desire brings weak results.
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit.
Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.
Edison failed 10, 000 times before he made the electric light. Do not be discouraged if you fail a few times.
Opportunity often comes in disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.
Most misfortunes are the result of misused time.