Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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Faced with the election of a Catholic, our culture is at stake.
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I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world.
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As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.
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And if the mind thinks with a believing attitude one can do amazing things.
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Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun. Change your thoughts and you change your world.
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The tests of life are not to break you but to make you.
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Everybody really knows what to do to have his life filled with joy. What is it? Quit hating people; start loving them. Quit being mad at people; start liking them. Quit doing wrong; quit being filled with fear. Quit thinking about yourself and go out and do something for other people. Everybody knows what you have to do to be happy. But the wisdom of the test lies in the final words: "If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
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Do not always ask when you pray, but instead affirm that God's blessings are being given, and spend most of your prayers giving thanks.
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A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it.
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Scatter good will and love and prayers all around, everywhere, and you will be astonished, not only by what it does for other people, but how it comes back to you in generous abundance.
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Know what you want and believe that you can have it.
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Dare to be what you ought to be, dare to be what you dream to be, dare to be the finest you can be. The more you dare, the surer you will be of gaining just what you dare!
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If you've been full of error and defeat, be done with it. Say, "By God's grace, I'm done with it," and take charge of yourself like never before."
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Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.
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Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.
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Never say anything to hurt anyone. Moreover . . . refrain from double talk, from shrewd and canny remarks that are designed to advance our interests at someone's disadvantage. We are to turn our back upon evil, and in every way possible, do good, help people and bring blessings into their lives.
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You don't have to be tired and bored. Get interested in something. Get absolutely enthralled in something. Throw yourself into it with abandon.
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The right kind of fear will keep us from doing wrong. The rough is only mental - it is rough only because your think it is.
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Nothing of great value in this life comes easily. The things of highest value sometimes come hard. The gold that has the greatest value lies deepest in the earth, as do the diamonds.
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Positive Thinkers get positive results because they appreciate the inestimable value of a day, this day, not the next day, but this day, and every day. Today offers at least sixteen waking hours that may be crammed FULL of opportunity, joy, excitement, and achievement.
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There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
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You have a choice everyday... You can choose every morning whether you will be depressed and miserable, or whether you will be happy.
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What is hope? Hope is wishing for a thing to come true; faith is believing that it will come true.
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Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.