Napoleon Hill Quotes

Bad things happen when you try to let things just happen. You can't be passive.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

When in doubt, do it.

Don't think, just do.

You have to make it happen.

Serendipity is nice, but hoping for luck and the magic of happenstance shouldn't be an excuse for a lack of proactivity. I had to learn for myself that waiting isn't a life plan.

Be a doer, not a stewer.

When it gets down to it you just have to act.

Be a doer and not a critic.

If you're not actively involved in getting what you want, you don't really want it.

I believe you have to make things happen.

You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.

So many young people say, 'I'm just going to see what happens.' It's so much more powerful to make things happen and have a plan.

The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to burn.

Any action is often better than no action, especially if you have been stuck in an unhappy situation for a long time. If it is a mistake, at least you learn something, in which case it's no longer a mistake. If you remain stuck, you learn nothing.

Don't wait. If it's not right, move on.

Sometimes the things you decide not to do are actually the biggest things to do in your career.

I don't get into these long-winded heavy discussions about character - do we do this or that or what. At the end of the day, what you gotta do is just go out there and do it.

Never confuse motion with action.

The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.

No excuses and no sob stories. Life is full of excuses if you're looking. I have no time to gripe over misfortune. I don't waste time looking back.

If you want to do things, do things.

It is not good thinking - either at the corporate level or at the personal level - to believe you can simply walk away from your circumstances.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.