Quotes on Think And Grow Rich

Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.

One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.

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.

Helen Keller became deaf, dumb, and blind shortly after birth. Despite her greatest misfortune, she has written her name indelibly in the pages of the history of the great. Her entire life has served as evidence that no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality.

Hold a picture of yourself long and steadily enough in your mind's eye, and you will be drawn toward it.

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.

Self-disciplined begins with the mastery of your thoughts. If you don't control what you think, you can't control what you do. Simply, self-discipline enables you to think first and act afterward.

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.

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.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

Happiness is found in doing, not merely possessing.

Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.

To win the big stakes in this changed world, you must catch the spirit of the great pioneers of the past, whose dreams have given to civilization all that it has of value, the spirit that serves as the life-blood of our own country – your opportunity and mine, to develop and market our talents.

All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.

First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.

There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of LACK OF AMBITION!

Our minds become magnetized with the dominating thoughts we hold in our minds and these magnets attract to us the forces, the people, the circumstances of life which harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts.

I will eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, and cynicism, by developing love for all humanity, because I know that a negative attitude toward others can never bring me success. I will cause others to believe in me, because I will believe in them, and in myself.

All achievement, no matter what may be its nature, or its purpose, must begin with an intense, burning desire for something definite.

The man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.