W. Clement Stone Quotes

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.

I think there is something, more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try, and keep trying, for there is nothing to lose by trying and a great deal to gain if successful. By all means TRY! Do it NOW!!!

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.

Keep your mind on your objective, and persist until you succeed. Study, think, and plan.

No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.

What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

Your most precious, valued possessions and your greatest powers are invisible and intangible. No one can take them. You, and you alone, can give them. You will receive abundance for your giving.

Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it.

Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.

So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.

To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.

If you employed study, thinking, and planning time daily, you could develop and use the power that can change the course of your destiny.

When our attitude towards ourselves is big, and our attitude toward others is generous and merciful, we attract big and generous portions of success.

If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!

To be happy, make other people happy.

To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.

Regardless of who you are or what you have been, you can be what you want to be.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.

Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.

Are the things around you helping you toward success, or are they holding you back?

You can develop a burning desire to succeed. How? Keep your mind on the things you want and off the things you don't want.

Enthusiasm is the electric current that keeps the engine of life going at top speed.

Little hinges swing big doors.

Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.

When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.

Have the courage to face the truth

There's a great joy in my giving. It's thrilling. It's exhilarating. It's important to be a part of sharing. It is my love. It is my joy.

When life hands you a lemon, squeeze it and make lemonade.

The choice is yours. You hold the tiller. You can steer the course you choose in the direction of where you want to be - today, tomorrow, or in a distant time to come.

Prayer is mans greatest power!

All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is.

The reason so few people are successful is no one has yet found a way for someone to sit down and slide uphill.

If you cannot save money, the seeds of greatness are not in you.

Read the Bible and inspirational books for a purpose. Ask for divine guidance. Search for the light.

You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.

We have a problem. 'Congratulations.' But it's a tough problem. 'Then double congratulations.'

I feel healthy! I feel happy! I feel terrific!

All I want to do is change the world.

You will receive abundance for your giving. The more you give, the more you will have!

Unless your goal is against the laws of God or society, you can achieve it.