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Norman Vincent Peale was an American minister, author, and motivational speaker. He was born in 1898 in Brooklyn, New York. Peale is most known for his self-help book The Power of Positive Thinking, which he published in 1952
He first published a newspaper column in 1921 called “The Better Half” when he was the pastor of the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. In 1952 he published the book “The Power of Positive Thinking,” which would become one of the best-selling books of all time.
Peale’s positive outlook on life has been noted by many people and organizations to have impacted their lives as well as influenced others to make positive choices for themselves and other people around them. His experience led him to believe that God is everywhere and that man does not need to go into a church or temple to be with Him.
Check out his quotes for some life-changing quotes to help you achieve your goals.
91 Most Inspiring Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
“No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities, always see them, for they’re always there.”
“If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.”
“Don’t take tomorrow to bed with you.”
“All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do.”
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
“You’re a winner. The tests of life are not meant to break you, but to make you.”
“No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities always see them, for they’re always there.”
“What the mind can conceive and believe, and the heart desire, you can achieve.”
“Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities.”
“Imagination is the true magic carpet.”
“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities – always see them, for they’re always there.”
“We struggle with complexities and avoid the simplicities.”
“Let nothing trouble you and let nothing worry you.”
“The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.”
“A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative, he refuses to dwell on it.”
“People who fail usually do so not because they are unable to handle an outward situation – it is the inner or mental conflict that defeats them. You must see yourself as you really are and deal with yourself on that honest basis.”
“Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.”
“In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.”
“Faith is the most powerful of all forces operating in humanity and when you have it in depth nothing can get you down.”
“Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.”
“What is hope? Hope is wishing for a thing to come true; faith is believing that it will come true.”
“The secret of life isn’t what happens to you, but what you do with what happens to you.”
“Always remember that problems contain values that have improvement potential.”
“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.”
“Change yourself and your work will seem different.”
“Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.”
“The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.”
“There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.”
“If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.”
“Let a series of happy thoughts run through your mind. They will show on your face.”
“The line of inner peace; being harmonious and without stress is the easiest type of existence.”
“If the mind thinks with a believing attitude one can do amazing things.”
“When every physical and mental resources is focused, one’s power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.”
“Old unhealthy thoughts can block off inspiration and motivation. Dropping them releases a string flow of power through the mind.”
“We tend to get what we expect.”
“I’ve got great faith in the essential fairness and decency — you may say goodness — of the human being.”
“Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.”
“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”
“Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.”
“If you put off everything till you’re sure of it, you’ll get nothing done.”
“Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.”
“Never think negatively, for the negative thinker does a very dangerous thing. He pumps out negative thoughts into the world around him and thus activates the world negatively.”
“It is a fact that you project what you are.”
“Be interesting, be enthusiastic… and don’t talk too much.”
“It’s always too soon to quit!”
“Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.”
“Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.”
“I will say that the surest way to live confidently is to have what I call a “big God.” Many of us, at different times in our lives, have a very little God. And make no mistake: it is we who have limited Him.”
“The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.”
“Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.”
“Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.”
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“If you put off everything till you’re sure of it, you’ll never get anything done.”
“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism,”
“Do your best and leave the results to God.”
“Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.”
“Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.”
“The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.”
“It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.”
“Hold an image of the life you want, and that image will become fact.”
“Even people who have a long record of NOT succeeding can be turned into tremendous achievers if they will discard their images of themselves as failures.”
“The cyclone derives its power from a calm center. So does a person.”
“Have great hopes and dare to go all out for them. Have great dreams and dare to live them. Have tremendous expectations and believe in them.”
“Don’t duck the most difficult problems. That just ensures that the hardest part will be left when you are most tired. Get the big one done—it’s downhill from then on.”
“The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.”
“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.”
“The way to happiness; keep your heart free from hate, your mind free from worry, live simply, expect little, give much, scatter sunshine, forget self, and think of others.”
“I believe the Lord intends us to be filled with energy and enthusiasm; to have dynamic health of body, mind, and soul. Vibrant life is surely God’s intent.”
“The positive thinker is a hard-headed, tough-minded and factual realist. He sees all the difficulties clearly, which is more than can be said for the average negative thinker. But he sees more than difficulties – he tries to see the solutions of those difficulties.”
“When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.”
“Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.”
“Putting faith into action, big things happen.”
“The first step is to fill your life with positive faith that will help you through anything. The second step is to start where you are.”
“Always start the day with prayer. It is the greatest of all mind conditioners.”
“One way to become enthusiastic is to look for the plus sign. To make progress in any difficult situation, you have to start with what’s right about it and build on that.”
“When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.”
“Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.”
“Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them you’ll find they haven’t half the strength you think they have.”
“Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don’t take yourself so seriously.”
“Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.”
“Church going is of value if a person merely sits quietly, yielding himself to the mood and atmosphere of the church.”
“Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.”
“By success, of course, I do not mean that you may become rich, famous, or powerful for that does not, of necessity, represent achievement. Indeed, not infrequently, such individuals represent pathetic failure as persons.”
“Optimism when applied to your life develops strength and peace within you.”
“It’s always too early to quit.”
“Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.”
“When you expect the best you release a magnetic force in your mind which by a law of attraction tends to bring the best to you.”
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”
“Live your life and forget your age.”
“Think excitement, talk excitement, act out excitement, and you are bound to become an excited person.”
“Don’t take yourself so seriously.”
