"Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement."
― W. Clement Stone
Topic(s):
Success
More From W. Clement Stone
- "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."
- "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?"
More In Success
- "We just want to win. That’s the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don’t really reflect on what we’ve done in the past. We focus on the present."― Derek Jeter
- "It’s the thing that you do well that brings you to prominence. The very thing that brings you to success can also be like a curse, because then people think that’s all you can do."― Christine Baranski
- "By far the most important factor in the success or failure of any school, far more important than tests or standards or business-model methods of accountability, is simply attracting the best-educated, most exciting young people into urban schools and keeping them there."― Jonathan Kozol