My MacBook Pro will turn on but goes to the logo and loads.. But after loading it won't turn on

I clicked to turn my MacBook on.. It goes to the apple logo and loads like it's going to turn on afterwards. But then, the logo just sits there for hours. What exactly is wrong and how can I fix this???

It's hard to offer troubleshooting suggestions other than the basics when the OS system is unknown.  Each OS has it's own troubleshooting and/or diagnostics.
Check out the following KB Article:  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1159 Mac OS X versions (builds) for computers
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It would help us to know which comp model you have, which OS & version you're using, how much RAM, etc. You can have this info displayed on the bottom of every post by completing your system profile and filling in the information asked for.
This will help in providing you with the proper and/or correct solutions.

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