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A genius is simply one who has taken full possession of his own mind and directed it toward objectives of his own choosing, without permitting outside influences to discourage or mislead him.

A genius is simply one who has taken full possession of his own mind and directed it toward objectives of his own choosing, without permitting outside influences to discourage or mislead him.

Approximate author period: c. 1926 AD · modern

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Napoleon Hill
Attribution: attributed
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1926 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1883 to 1970; Wikidata Q311644, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311644 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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