"Burn the boats as you enter the..." - Quote by Napoleon Hill
Burn the boats as you enter the island and you will take the island.
More by Napoleon Hill
“The man who always takes and never gives is not a leader. He is a parasite.”
“The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune. A few carry on DESPITE all opposition, until they attain their goal. These few are the Fords, Carnegies, Rockefellers, and Edisons. There may be no heroic connotation to the word persistence, but the quality is to the character of man what carbon is to steel.”
“Only the highway of useful service leads to the city of happiness.”
More on Commitment
“When people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.”
“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
“get married with the feeling it is going to last. Not like the bride I know who doubled the wedding cake recipe and froze one.”