Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.
— W. Clement Stone
There's a great joy in my giving. It's thrilling. It's exhilarating. It's important to be a part of sharing. It is my love. It is my joy.
Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
Regardless of who you are or what you have been, you can be what you want to be.
We have a problem. 'Congratulations.' But it's a tough problem. 'Then double congratulations.'
Events tend to recur in cycles.
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.
There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.
Prayer is man's greatest power!
Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again.
What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?
Your most precious, valued possessions and your greatest powers are invisible and intangible. No one can take them. You, and you alone, can give them. You will receive abundance for your giving.
To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.
You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success - or are they holding you back?
Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.
You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it.
Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.
To be happy, make other people happy.
If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.
All I want to do is change the world.
All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is.
No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.
You always do what you want to do. This is true with every act. You may say that you had to do something, or that you were forced to, but actually, whatever you do, you do by choice. Only you have the power to choose for yourself.
Big doors swing on little hinges.
Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.
When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you haven't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong inner urges that tempt you, or because you have established the wrong habit and don't know how to eliminate them effectively.
Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.
Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
