Everyone faces defeat. It may be a stepping-stone or a stumbling block, depending on the mental attitude with which it is faced.

Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.

Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.

When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat.

It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.

Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.

It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others succeed.

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.

Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.

You have a brain and mind of your own. Use it, and reach your own decisions.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.

If you do not see great riches in your imagination, you will never see them in your bank balance.

The ladder of success is never crowded at the top.

A positive mind finds a way it can be done; A negative mind looks for all the ways it can’t be done.