Napoleon Hill Quotes

I was originally going to be a lawyer, and the only thing I remember from the art of cross-examination is - you can see this one coming up Sixth Avenue - never ask a question the answer to which you do not know.

We're trying to put ourselves in the best position to win, period, if not this year, next year.

As a trial lawyer, intelligence is important only in the sense that it allows you to play the game, if you will. Without it, you don't even have a ticket into the competitive arena. But beyond that, it doesn't get you very far at all.

If I couldn't compete, I wouldn't ride. I don't ride for fun; I ride to prepare for the next competition, and everything that I do when I am in the saddle is always a calculated step in my path to the next win.

You're doing yourself a disservice if you're not building your roster and your team to give yourself a legitimate chance to score 21 points.

Dershowitz may be a genius in some ways, but he's not necessarily the advocate you want on your side.

Chemistry is a very important element for any team that wants to be serious about winning.

It doesn't matter who scores as long as we win the match. I'll obviously try to get on the board, but the more important thing is to be prepared for the match.

Most coaches study the films when they lose. I study them when we win -to see if I can figure out what I did right

The 3Ss of Winning in business are speed, simplicity, and self-confidence.

Preparation is the be-all of good trial work. Everything else - felicity of expression, improvisational brilliance - is a satellite around the sun. Thorough preparation is that sun.

You don't win with X's and O's. What you win with is people.

We don’t have to do a bunch of things to figure out how to win the Ryder Cup. Just go play golf. ... I’m a little bit too casual probably about a lot of things, but you can’t force good play. Good play comes from good hard work and actually being prepared to play, not being forced to play.

He who wins the independents wins the White House. That's a liberal Democrat trick, by the way.

I'm a footballing romantic just like Johan Cruyff. We like football that is attractive, attacking and easy on the eye. When you win playing like this it's twice as satisfying. I've always played attacking football: my footballing ideals are very clear and well defined. I've grown up at Barcelona with that style and that's the one I like. I think it's good to win like that, by taking the initiative right from the off.

Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.

Individuals play the game, but teams win championships.

How you run the race - your planning, preparation, practice, and performance - counts for everything. Winning or losing is a by-product, and aftereffect, of that effort.

I think being born in Belarus, coming here with nothing, my parents working every minute - that instilled a huge competitive advantage, a chip on my shoulder, a work ethic. Immigrants win a lot and they win a lot because of a couple core things.

On the battlefield of ideas, winning requires moving toward the sound of the guns.

Sometimes when you lose you win, son. Failure is just life's way of preparing you for success.

Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer.

Too many people look on outscoring someone as winning, I never tried to get that across to my players.

You spend more of the game preparing to win in the final seconds. And that is what separates winners from losers.

As long as I'm prepared, I always expect to win.