A Quote by Napoleon Hill

Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win - essential to success.

Napoleon Hill

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Napoleon Hill
American - Author
October 26, 1883 - November 8, 1970

Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat.

Napoleon Hill

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Paul J. Meyer

My favorite definition of success is that it is a state of mind combined with a state of readiness. You can have one and be a flop; if you have both, you'll win every time.

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Intelligent planning is essential for success in any undertaking designed to accumulate riches.

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There is no desire that anyone holds for any other reason than that they believe they will feel better in the achievement of it. Whether it is a material object, a physical state of being, a relationship, a condition, or a circumstance - at the heart of every desire is the desire to feel good. And so, the standard of success in life is not the things or the money - the standard of success is absolutely the amount of joy you feel.

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Hyrum W. Smith

You are engaged in an undertaking of major importance to you. To be sure of success, you must have plans which are faultless.

Napoleon Hill

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Branch Rickey

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