At a glance
- Age
- 87
- Born
- October 26, 1883
- From
- Pound
- Nationality
- United States
Biography
Think and Grow Rich, published in 1937, is the reason most people encounter his name at all. It remains one of the best-selling self-help books ever written, and the phrases lifted from it still circulate in clips and captions decades after his death.
Born Oliver Napoleon Hill in Pound, in the United States, on 26 October 1883, he built a body of writing around a single insistent claim: that intense, unwavering expectation is the mechanism by which a person changes their circumstances. Most of his books were sold on that basis — as sets of principles that would deliver "success" to whoever applied them. He is also described in the record as a con man, a characterisation that sits alongside the sales figures rather than replacing them.
He died on 8 November 1970. His work continues to be published and promoted, including through the foundation that carries his name at naphill.org.
Born Oliver Napoleon Hill in Pound, in the United States, on 26 October 1883, he built a body of writing around a single insistent claim: that intense, unwavering expectation is the mechanism by which a person changes their circumstances. Most of his books were sold on that basis — as sets of principles that would deliver "success" to whoever applied them. He is also described in the record as a con man, a characterisation that sits alongside the sales figures rather than replacing them.
He died on 8 November 1970. His work continues to be published and promoted, including through the foundation that carries his name at naphill.org.
Quotes 7
“The body achieves what the mind believes.”
“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.”
“The starting point of all achievement is desire.”
“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”
“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”
“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
“Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”
