W. Clement Stone Quotes

Getting rich, or becoming outstanding at anything is all a matter of attitude. You must make up your mind once and for all - you commit yourself - and then just stay with it until you finally have what you set out to get.

We've plotted through the years of how to get to here, where we are now, or we would have never made it.

One man of tolerable Abilities may work great Changes, and accomplish great Affairs among Mankind, if he first forms a good plan, and … makes the execution of that same plan his sole Study and Business.

Your ability to set goals and to make plans for their accomplishment is the master skill of success.

Business is a marathon, and most of society thinks it's a sprint.

My core philosophy on winning and motivation is summed up by saying that you were born to win, but in order to be the winner you were born to be, you have to plan to win and prepare to win before you can expect to win.

Any system or blueprint for success is better than none at all. Think on paper.

The definition of successful people is simply ordinary people with extraordinary determination. You cannot keep determined people from success. If you place stumbling blocks in their way, they will use them for stepping-stones and climb to new heights. People who succeed have a goal, a dream and make their plans and follow them.

The only thing that stands between you and grand success in living are these two things: getting started and never quitting!

Set your goals and go out and do what you need to do to get it.

Hard work is the main thing-hard work and dedication. And I think a great part of it is goal setting. You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them. Every goal that I've set, I've been able to achieve. That's been very fulfilling.

Success is the result of clear goal, unshakable confidence, proper planning, enthusiastic ACTION and consistent persistence.

If you have a dream: Number one, make a plan. And then execute that plan. And there will be failures along that line. Don't let that discourage you. Because failure is part of the process ... make the necessary adjustments and you can be successful at whatever you do.

My goal is not to fail fast. My goal is to succeed over the long run. They are not the same thing.

You can accomplish virtually any goal you set for yourself, as long as the goal is clear and you persist long enough.

Focused, hard work is the real key to success.

The secret of my success is that I always managed to live to fly another day.

If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.

One thing I noticed when I was young was I was impatient for success. I think everybody is impatient for success. It will come. But don't - you shouldn't let that impatience drive you crazy.

Plans get you into things, but you got to work your way out.

You have to keep your goal in mind and never lose sight of it. I envisioned myself winning the heavyweight title for ten years before I actually captured it. If you're not driven to do your best, you'll never reach the level of excellence in your life.

I think you can have it all, you just have to work really hard because great things don't come easily.

I wouldn't say it came easy, but I understood how to win and I determined how I could do it.

Always have a plan and believe in it. I tell my coaches not to compromise. Nothing good happens by accident.