If it isn't your job to do it, perhaps it is your opportunity Napoleon Hill More Quotes by Napoleon Hill More Quotes From Napoleon Hill The development of self-confidence starts with the elimination of this demon called fear. Napoleon Hill self-confidence demon development Most failures could have been converted into successes if someone had held on another minute or made more effort. Napoleon Hill effort minutes made If you are influenced by the opinions of others, you will have no DESIRE of your own. Napoleon Hill deep-thought opinion desire 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. There may be no heroic connotation to the word persistence, but the quality is to the character of man what carbon is to steel. Napoleon Hill persistence giving-up character Faith is the "eternal elixir" which gives life, power and action to the impulse of thought! Faith is the starting point of all accumulation of riches! Faith is the basis of all "miracles" and all mysteries which cannot be analyzed by the rules of science! Faith is the only known antidote for failure! Napoleon Hill miracle faith giving Maintain perfect harmony between yourself and every member of your mastermind group. If you fail to carry out this instruction to the letter, you may expect to meet with failure. The master mind principle cannot obtain where perfect harmony does not prevail. Napoleon Hill perfect mind letters Focus on the possibilities for success, not on the potential for failure Napoleon Hill success positive inspirational You are the sum total of your dominating or most prominent thoughts. Napoleon Hill dominating prominent You must master the habit of procrastination and eliminate it from your wake-up. This habit of putting off until tomorrow that which you should have done last week or last year or a score of years ago is gnawing at the very vitals of your being and you can accomplish nothing until you throw it off. Napoleon Hill accomplish-nothing procrastination should-have A goal is a dream with a deadline. Napoleon Hill business dream inspirational Yesterday is gone forever. Make the most of today and tomorrow if you wish to make up for lost time. Napoleon Hill yesterday-is-gone wish forever Men of action usually win - that is one of their distinctive features. Napoleon Hill winning action men A BURNING DESIRE TO BE, AND TO DO is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off. Dreams are not born of indifference, laziness, or lack of ambition. Napoleon Hill ambition dream desire Indecision, doubt and fear. The members of this unholy trio are closely related; where one is found, the other two are close at hand. Napoleon Hill doubt two hands The Ability to influence people without irritating them is the most profitable art known to man. Napoleon Hill men people art A man is most efficient and will more quickly and easily succeed when engaged in work that he loves, or work that he performs in behalf of some person whom he loves. Napoleon Hill behalf succeed men The great master key to riches is nothing more or less than the self-discipline necessary to help you take full and complete possession of your own mind. Napoleon Hill discipline keys self The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going. Napoleon Hill inspirational men world If your environment is not to your liking, change it! Napoleon Hill our-environment environment ifs Are you waiting for success to arrive, or are you going out to find where it is hiding? Napoleon Hill hiding going-out waiting