Quotes from W. Clement Stone

Yet to get to your destination, whatever it may be, it is necessary to go to the end.

the person's hot button has been pushed.

There is very little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude.

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

Be careful the environment you choose, for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.

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.

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.

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.

Be generous. Give to those you love; give to those who love you, give to the fortunate, give to the unfortunate — yes, give especially to those you don't want to give. You will receive abundance for your giving. The more you give, the more you will have.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.

Like success, failure is many things to many people. With a 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.

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.

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.

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.

What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?

Keep your mind off the things you don't want by keeping it on the things you do want.

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.

If you always do what you have always done, you will always be where you are right now" ~W. Clement Stone

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement

Give hope (the magic ingredient for success) — you will have hope and be made hopeful.

if there is something to win and nothing to lose from asking a question then ask whatever it takes

Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it.

To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you, like Karl Eller, don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.

Universal laws always follow a pattern. Everything that moves or grows has a cycle and trend.