Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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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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Develop serenity and quiet attitudes through your conversation. Depending upon the words we use and the tone in which we use them, we can talk ourselves into being nervous, high-strung, and upset. By our speech, we can also achieve quiet reactions. Talk peaceful to be peaceful.
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Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm.
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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.
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A masterful retreat is itself a victory.
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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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Even if you may be down to the worst, the best is potentially within you. You only have to find it, release it, and rise up with it. This requires courage and character, to be sure, but the main requirement is faith. Cultivate faith and you will have the necessary courage and character.
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Put God to work for you and maximize your potential in our divinely ordered capitalist system.
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Old unhealthy thoughts can block off inspiration and motivation. Dropping them releases a strong flow of power through the mind.
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If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.
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The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person.
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Nothing of great value in this life comes easily.
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I expect the best and with God's help will attain the best.
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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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Only the believers pick up the prizes in life.
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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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Every individual forms his own estimate of himself and that basic estimate goes far toward determining what he becomes.
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Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.
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Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.
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When you affirm big, believe big and pray big, big things happen.
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There is only one person with whom to compete and that is yourself. Keep aiming to surpass your own best performance and ever strive to reach higher levels.
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Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got.
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Our problem is to become acquainted with our own selves, letting our personalities loose upon the world for the sheer adventure of their full development and in the positive hope that they may in their own way lift the level of humanity.
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To be successful is to be helpful, caring and constructive, to make everything and everyone you touch a little bit better.