Quotes About Ambition

He left himself no possible way of retreat. He had to win or perish!

desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches.

Only those who become money conscious ever accumulate great riches. Money consciousness means that the mind has become so thoroughly saturated with the DESIRE for money, that one can see one's self already in possession of it.

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

We who desire to accumulate riches, should remember the real leaders of the world always have been men who harnessed, and put into practical use, the intangible, unseen forces of unborn opportunity, and have converted those forces, [or impulses of thought], into sky-scrapers, cities, factories, airplanes, automobiles, and every form of convenience that makes life more pleasant.

The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune. A few carry on despite all opposition, until they attain their goal. These few are the Fords, Carnegies, Rockefellers, and Edisons.

No man is a success in business unless he loves his work.

Those who work for money alone, and who receive for their pay nothing but money, are always underpaid, no matter how much they receive. Money is necessary, but the big prizes of life cannot be measured in dollars and cents. No

Those who reach decisions promptly and definitely, know what they want, and generally get it.

Find out what you really love to do, and then find a way to make a good living doing it.

Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.

Tell the world what you intend to do, but first show it.

We rise to high positions or remain at the bottom because of conditions we can control if we desire to control them.

Desire The Starting Point of All Achievement: the First Step Toward Riches

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your Vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your Ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.

Broadway will give any beggar a cup of coffee and a sandwich, but it demands persistence of those who go after the big stakes.

those who understand and apply the Carnegie secret, reach high stations in life.

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.

Fear of competition from followers. The leader who fears that one of his followers may take his position is practically sure to realize that fear sooner or later.

works with a definite sales goal in mind.

definite time in which to attain that goal.

Napoleon Hill

Napoleon Hill

The favorable break came through Carnegie, but what about the determination, definiteness of purpose, and the desire to attain the goal, and the persistent effort of twenty-five years? It was no ordinary desire that survived disappointment, discouragement, temporary defeat, criticism, and the constant reminding of "waste of time." It was a burning desire! An obsession!