Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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No matter how dark things become, someone is always with you - and that someone is God. He helps by giving you peace and a positive mental attitude.
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Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
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Change your thoughts and you change your world.
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Every night empty your mind of unhappy thoughts as you empty your pockets and come alive.
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Hope is wanting something so eagerly that-in spite of all the evidence that you're not going to get it-you go right on wanting it.
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Having asked God for forgiveness, accept release, then truly forgive yourself and turn your back definitely on the matter.
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You can be greater than anything that can happen to you.
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You only lose energy when life becomes dull in your mind. Your mind gets bored and therefore tired of doing nothing.
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Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them.
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It is always to early to quit.
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A very real barrier to faith is this feeling of self-sufficiency, this unrealistic idea that one can accomplish everything by his or her own self. Some people have the conviction they must do it all alone. They have no faith in others. . . they are convinced that there is no one able to do the job as well as themselves. They refuse to admit that they may need the help of friends, doctor, minister, or even God.
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Plan your work - work your plan. Lack of system produces that 'I'm swamped' feeling.
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In adversity keep motivated, for often the best comes from difficulty.
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Whatever your problem, no matter how difficult, you can release spiritual power sufficient to solve your problem. The secret is--pray and believe.
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No one can ever overcome anything until his thoughts are creative and positive.
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Think joy, talk joy, practice joy, share joy, saturate your mind with joy, and you will have the time of your life today and every day all your life.
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If you think in positive terms, you will achieve positive results.
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There are some things you can't learn from others. You have to pass through the fire.
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Picturize, prayerize, actualize.
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Nothing of great value in this life comes easily.
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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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Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.
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Think positively about yourself.... ask God who made you to keep on remaking you.
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Expect great things, and great things will come.