Napoleon Hill Quotes

He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life.

Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent.

Everyday I strive to, at least, recognise my short-comings and the things I have to do to be the best person that I can possibly be.

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

Man should be ever better than he seems.

You're always concerned for your character. You should be.

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we've been given.

My future's about trying to be a better man.

For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement.

I realize everything's on me as far as what kind of player, person, and student I'm going to be.

Thoughts lead to acts, acts lead to habits, habits lead to character - and our character will determine our eternal destiny.

All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

Life is the most versatile thing under the sun; and in the pursuit of life and character the author who works in a groove works in blinkers.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

In order to do something you must be something.

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me.

Responsibility is the thing people dread most of all. Yet it is the one thing in the world that develops us, gives us manhood or womanhood fiber.

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

I see bad stuff on the street all the time that I don't do anything about. I do bad stuff myself all the time. The goal is not to somehow be perfect - that's silly, that's naive. The goal is to just recognize there are choices in front of us, and to try to make better ones.

Whether it's making a film or raising my children, personally I'm striving to do the right things and to learn.

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.

We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility.