Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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You can make yourself enthusiastic by affirming enthusiasm and by thinking, talking, acting enthusiastic.
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Don't bother. The glass is half-empty.
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You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.
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Frequently remind yourself that God is with you, that He will never fail you, that you can count upon him. Say these words, "God is with me, helping me."
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What seems impossible one minute becomes, through faith, possible the next.
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In a large congregation, while there is a wide diversification of interest, it is also true that there are only a few basic human problems. It must also be taken into consideration that people are people regardless of who they are or what their backgrounds may be. There are certain deep universal appeals to human interest and to these human nature always responds.
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Think excitement, talk excitement, act out excitement, and you are bound to become an excited person. Life will take on a new nest, deeper interest and greater meaning. You can think, talk and act yourself into dullness or into monotony or into unhappiness. By the same process you can build up inspiration, excitement and surging depth of joy.
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Jesus made it clear that the most important thing in the world is our relationship to God and to others. When we achieve that, everything good will follow.
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The negative principle negates. The positive principle creates. The negative principle doubts. The positive principle believes. The negative principle accepts defeat. The positive principle goes for victory.
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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.
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I expect the best and with God's help will attain the best.
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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.
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If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.
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The one person who most blocks you from a full, happy, and successful life is you. They are therefore wise who make themselves an asset. We can be our own worst enemies or best friends. We can be a source of trouble or a cure for trouble. So if you feel empty, as many do, start by getting free from yourself as a first stop to vibrant living.
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When I dig another out of trouble, the hole from which I lift him is the place where I bury my own.
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Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.
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Every individual forms his own estimate of himself and that basic estimate goes far toward determining what he becomes.
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The longer I live the more I am convinced that neither age nor circumstance needs to deprive us of energy and vitality. We are at last awakening to the close relationship between religion and health. . . .our physical condition is determined very largely by our emotional condition, and our emotional life is profoundly regulated by our thought life.
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Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.
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Try to see the joyful side of life. One must see the pain of life with clear eyes, and help all he can; but there is also lots of joy, and on should see that, too.
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Never forget that all the enthusiasm you need is in your mind. Let it out - let it live - let it motivate you.
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Put God to work for you and maximize your potential in our divinely ordered capitalist system.
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Do you think Christianity could have lasted for nearly two thousand years on its promises unless the Lord could deliver on them?
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Faith supplies staying power. Anyone can keep going when the going is good, but some extra ingredient is needed to keep you fighting when it seems that everything is against you.