Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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I change my thoughts, I change my world.
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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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I expect the best and with God's help will attain the best.
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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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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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When learning stops, decay sets in.
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The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person.
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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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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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Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got.
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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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Only the believers pick up the prizes in life.
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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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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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To be successful is to be helpful, caring and constructive, to make everything and everyone you touch a little bit better.
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The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.
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... not mere achievement, but rather the more difficult feat of handling your life efficiently. It means to be a success as a person; controlled, organized, not part of the world's problems, but part of its cure. ... of being creative individuals.
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A masterful retreat is itself a victory.
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And what marvelous things there are for which to be grateful in God's great Creation!
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Nothing of great value in this life comes easily.
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Make a true estimate of your own ability, then raise it ten per cent.
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When you affirm big, believe big and pray big, big things happen.