"Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness." ― Napoleon Hill Topic(s): Great Tags: achievement, great, usually More From Napoleon Hill "Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut all sources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as a burning desire to win – essential to success." "Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle." "Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success." More In Great "A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort."― John Ruskin "Liberty is a great celestial Goddess, strong, beneficent, and austere, and she can never descend upon a nation by the shouting of crowds, nor by arguments of unbridled passion, nor by the hatred of class against class."― Annie Besant "When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat."― Pat Riley