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> [“Most people who become millionaires have confidence in their own abilities. They do not spend time worrying about whether or not their parents were wealthy. They do not believe that one must be born wealthy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/most-people-who-become-millionaires-have-confidence-in-their-own/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

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## More by Thomas J. Stanley

> [I am not impressed with what people own. But I’m impressed with what they achieve. I’m proud to be a physician. Always strive to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/i-am-not-impressed-with-what-people-own-but-i-m-impressed-with-what/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [“There is an inverse relationship between the time spent purchasing luxury items such as cars and clothes and the time spent planning one’s financial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/there-is-an-inverse-relationship-between-the-time-spent-purchasing/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [There are about 300,000 neighborhoods in the United States, and more than half of them have at least one millionaire living there. Most millionaires…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/there-are-about-300-000-neighborhoods-in-the-united-states-and-more/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [Money should never change one’s values…. Making money is only a report card. It’s a way to tell how you’re doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/money-should-never-change-one-s-values-making-money-is-only-a-report/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [“Great offense and poor defense translate into under accumulation of wealth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/great-offense-and-poor-defense-translate-into-under-accumulation-of/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [“if you’re not financially independent, you will spend an increasing amount of your time and energy worrying about your socioeconomic future.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/if-you-re-not-financially-independent-you-will-spend-an-increasing/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [Most people have it all wrong about wealth in America. Wealth is not the same as income. If you make a good income each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/most-people-have-it-all-wrong-about-wealth-in-america-wealth-is-not/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [“I am my favorite charity.” “WEALTHY”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/i-am-my-favorite-charity-wealthy/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [“If your goal is to become financially secure, you’ll likely attain it…. But if your motive is to make money to spend money on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/if-your-goal-is-to-become-financially-secure-you-ll-likely-attain-it/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [If you are creative enough to select the ideal vocation, you can win, win big time. The really brilliant millionaires are those who selected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/if-you-are-creative-enough-to-select-the-ideal-vocation-you-can-win/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [Wealth is more often the result of a lifestyle of hard work, perseverance, planning, and, most of all, self-discipline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/wealth-is-more-often-the-result-of-a-lifestyle-of-hard-work/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [Before you can become a millionaire, you must learn to think like one. You must learn how to motivate yourself to counter fear with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/before-you-can-become-a-millionaire-you-must-learn-to-think-like-one/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [The reason that so few people are financially independent today is that they place many negative roadblocks in their heads. Becoming wealthy is, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/the-reason-that-so-few-people-are-financially-independent-today-is/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [“What if he had taken full advantage of the tax-advantaged benefit from the time he was first employed? Today he would be a millionaire.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/what-if-he-had-taken-full-advantage-of-the-tax-advantaged-benefit/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

> [“Have you ever noticed those people whom you see jogging day after day? They are the ones who seem not to need to jog.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-j-stanley/have-you-ever-noticed-those-people-whom-you-see-jogging-day-after-day/)

[Thomas J. Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-j-stanley/)

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