Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
The great secret of getting what you want from life is to know whay you want and believe you can have it. Always do something for others, then ask God to help you get at it.
Quotes to Explore
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God's not thinking about your mistakes, failures or shortcomings. No, His thoughts toward you are good.
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Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
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I don't care for the music when they're talking bad about women because I think women are God's greatest gift to the planet - I just like music.
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One of the things I do take some pride in is that if you had never read an article about my life, if you knew nothing about me, except that my books were being set in front of you to read, and if you were to read those books in sequence, I don't think you would say to yourself, 'Oh my God, something terrible happened to this writer in 1989.'
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The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves and not for me.
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What is important is to believe in something so strongly that you're never discouraged.
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Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
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I don't know what I would have done without believing in God. His support gives me power and energy to continue to be optimistic, to smile, not to be depressed. Sometimes, if things are not going so well, I don't cry. I say maybe it's meant to be.
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The true object of war fought for God should always be peace.
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If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.
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I talk to God every single day. And I say, 'God, my life is in your hands, and I trust you with me.'
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I don't believe that competitions are important.
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People give us credit only for what we ourselves believe.
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I, for one, can't be sure at all there is a God.
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You can't believe everything you read. I am only six foot three, by the way.
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You matter to God, and every detail of your life matters to Him.
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I do not believe wealthy candidates should spend vast resources in their own campaigns.
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God is love. He loves everybody. He loves you.
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I believe anything can happen.
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The Sino-American competition involves two significant realities that distinguish it from the Cold War: neither party is excessively ideological in its orientation; and both parties recognize that they really need mutual accommodation.
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For what good turn? Messenger: For the best turn of the bed.
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Everything in my life affects my writing. There are no separate parts of my life.
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Stereotypes, I want to say, have to be thought of not just as these invidious, bad things that we could get rid of, but as images that we cannot get rid of, that we have to live with.
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The great secret of getting what you want from life is to know whay you want and believe you can have it. Always do something for others, then ask God to help you get at it.
