Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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Check what you did right and don't get lost in basking on your glory. It will make it easier to repeat whatever you did that created the success.
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The Gateway to Christianity is not through an intricate labyrinth of dogma, but by a simple belief in the person of Christ.
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The big question isn't whether you have problems; the all-important factor is your attitude toward problems. How you think of the problem is more important than the problem itself.
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Develop a tremendous faith in God and that will give you a humble yet soundly realistic faith in yourself.
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Trouble is here. It is for a purpose. Use it for the purpose for which it was intended - to help you grow. Thank God for your troubles.
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Ask for what you want, but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what you asked for.
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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.
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Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle.
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When we start focusing on things we can do and don't think so much about the things we can't do, things really start to happen.
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The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.
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You can do amazing things if you have strong faith, deep desire, and just hang in there.
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A war fitness conference some time ago declared that the highest form of recreation is to go to church. The word recreation should be written re-creation. More real rest can be gained from an hour and a quarter of worship under these circumstances than by eighteen holes of golf.
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Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something special in them. Look at the sunny side of everything. Think only the best, be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.
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Who decides whether you shall be happy or unhappy? You do!
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One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.
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Know that you yourself are a miracle.
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Thoughts and words form your mental image. And since we become what we picture be sure your thoughts and words express prosperity and blessing rather than poverty and defeat.
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Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
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The individual who knows the score about life sees difficulties as opportunities.
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To experience the satisfaction and enjoyment of success in life, a definitive goal is essential. Many people fail at this vital point. The goal must be definite and specific, not in any sense vague or fuzzy. And to prove attainable, its image needs to be sharpened and resharpened continually, so that it stands out vividly in your thoughts. You must know, at all times, precisely and for certain what it is you want to accomplish and achieve. Strong and organized purposefulness toward a definite objective will focus your powers into a strong motivation in attainment of your goal.
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To cure worry, spend fifteen minutes daily filling your mind full of God. Worry is just a very bad mental habit. You can change any habit with God's help.
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Change yourself and your work will seem different.
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Do not let circumstances defeat you. You can if you think you can.
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First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, I believe.