I just love good quotes!

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No Excuses

“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.” – 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

“Every adversity carries with it the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit“. – Napoleon Hill

“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness“. – Napoleon Hill

“The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail“. – Napoleon Hill

“There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge“. – Napoleon Hill

“Make a game of finding something positive in every situation.Ninety-five percent of your emotions are determined by how you interpret events to yourself“. – Brian Tracy

“Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.” – Helen Keller

“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino

“You are what you repeatedly do. Excellence is not an event, it is a habit.” – Aristotle

“Unless you change how you are,you will always have what you’ve got“. – Jim Rohn

“You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.” – John C. Maxwell

“The winner’s edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner’s edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success.” – Dennis Waitley

“Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune“. – Jim Rohn

“If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.” – John R. Miller

“Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.” – Alfred A. Montapert

“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” – John Wooden

“It’s in the struggle itself that you define yourself.” – Pat Buchanan

“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi

“When your intention is great enough you will ALWAYS find the time and energy to accomplish your desires. You can state excuses to the contrary, but holding on to your old stories is just another way of wasting precious time.” – James Arthur Ray

“Every time you take a risk or move out of your comfort zone, you have a great opportunity to learn more about yourself and your capacity.” -Jack Canfield

“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they’re
supposed to help you discover who you are.” – Bernice Johnson Reagon

“You measure the size of the accomplishment by the obstacles you had to overcome to reach your goals.” – Booker T. Washington

“A recession is a great opportunity to build wealth and create your own economic prosperity plan.” – David Bach

“Until you commit your goals to paper, you have intentions that are seeds without soil.”

“Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don’t fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.” – Jim Rohn

“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” – Les Brown

“The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams.” – Og Mandino

“You watch television to turn your brain off and you work on your computer when you want to turn your brain on.” – Steve Jobs

“Knowledge fueled by emotion equals action and action is the ingredient that ensures results.” – Jim Rohn

“I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot . . . and missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why . . . I succeed.” – Michael Jordan

“The only difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is extraordinary determination.” – Mary Kay Ash

“A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided.” – Tony Robbins

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs

“If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you’ll achieve the same results.” – Tony Robbins

“If you’re not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re not doing anything very innovative.” – Woody Allen

“In the middle of every difficulty comes opportunity.” – Albert Einstein

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” -Randy Pausch

“Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: NOW.” – Denis Waitley

“Without passion you don’t have energy, with out energy you have nothing.” – Donald Trump

“Every problem or difficulty you face contains the seed of an equal or greater advantage or benefit.” – Napoleon Hill

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Emerson

“The more you recognize and express gratitude for the things you have, the more things you will have to express gratitude for.” – Zig Ziglar