Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
Old unhealthy thoughts can block off inspiration and motivation. Dropping them releases a strong flow of power through the mind.
Quotes to Explore
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Republicans rarely criticize Obama for lack of empathy - in part because liberals have traditionally been seen as standing up for the weak and the vulnerable. Conservatives can be just as empathetic. But they believe that, in most cases, it's not government's role to be the primary dispenser of empathy.
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I'd assumed that a deal was a deal when Princeton admitted me, but I was wrong. The price of getting in - to the university itself, and to the great world it promised to open up - was an endless dunning for nebulous services that weren't included in the initial quote.
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When you like something and you're pretty good at it and you can make a living doing it, you don't ask why. You just count your blessings and go with it.
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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Getting recognized and doing shoots and signing on partnerships and signing on deals, that's all great, and I'm so appreciative of that, but it's more the reward that's the most satisfying. I know the importance of working hard, and I appreciate pretty much everything that has come my way; I don't take any of it for granted.
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Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal.
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Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.
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A man seldom thinks with more earnestness of anything than he does of his dinner.
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I guess I'd love to be surprised by something I had never thought of.
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Nothing is so common-place as to wish to be remarkable.
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Personal shoppers in big department stores are seriously under-used.
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I never accepted Communist dogma or theory.
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I read 'The Shining' before I ever saw the movie, when I was maybe 12.
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All that a critic, as critic, can give poets is the deadly encouragement that never ceases to remind them of how heavy their inheritance is.
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I don't want to be idealized by a patient because of what I've written.
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I think we all attract troublemakers; I don't think it's particularly about anyone. I had it actually as an album title, and I thought it would be really cool to write a song about a girl that's a bit of troublemaker.
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If the Numerai fund performs well, that should lead to more assets under management, which should lead to more revenue for Numerai's general partner, which should lead to higher payouts for the data scientists, which implies a higher Numeraire valuation.
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One way or another, Gaza's residents must live in peace with Israel.
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All men who give up themselves in obedience unto God, they are received in Christ's obedience, viz. in the fulfilling of the obedience, the Jew and the Christian, and so likewise the heathen who has neither the law nor Gospel.
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A novel is utterly your own creation, a very private process. I think of a novel as a noun and a screenplay as a verb. In a novel, very little needs to happen; you can explore a person's memories and thoughts and fantasies. In a screenplay, it's all action; you must push the story on.
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I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.
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Faith is indispensable for success. Faith is induced and strengthened by the instructions you give your subconscious mind.
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Old unhealthy thoughts can block off inspiration and motivation. Dropping them releases a strong flow of power through the mind.
