W. Clement Stone Quotes

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

“All I want to do is change the world.”

“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.”

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

“Big doors swing on little hinges.”

“Bondage is – subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.”

“Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.”

“Events tend to recur in cycles.”

“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.”

“Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves.

And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.”

“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.”

“I think there is something, more important than believing: Action!”

“If there is something to win and nothing to lose from asking a question then ask whatever it takes”

“If you always do what you have always done, you will always be where you are right now.”

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

“Keep your mind off the things you don't want by keeping it on the things you do want.”

“Like success, failure is many things to many people. With a positive mental attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again.”

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

“Prayer is man's greatest power!”

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

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

“Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.”

“So many fail because they don’t get started – they don’t go. They don’t overcome inertia. They don’t begin.”

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

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

“The world is full of dreamers. There aren’t enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.”

“There is very 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.”

“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.”

“Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.”

“To be energetic, act energetic.”