Desire is the starting point ...

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.
Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
Don't settle in the land of barely enough. That is where you are, it is not who you are. That's your location, it's not your identity. No matter what it looks like, have an abundant mentality.
Everything in your life, every experience, every relationship is a mirror of the mental pattern that is going on inside of you.

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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Bravery is fearlessness-the absence of fear. The merest dolt may be brave because he lacks the mentality to appreciate his danger.
Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.
Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes.
You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.