Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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When we start focusing on things we can do and don't think so much about the things we can't do, things really start to happen.
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Nothing of great value in this life comes easily.
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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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Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.
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One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.
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And now we get down to two magic words that tell us how to accomplish just about anything we want to accomplish, two powerful words that can change any situation, two dynamic words that all too few people use. And what are these two amazing words? Do it!
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Decide that you will not try to do everything at once. That is why time is spread out.
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Negative thinking definitely attracts negative results.
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One of the basic laws of human existence is: find yourself, know yourself, be yourself.
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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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Throw back the shoulders, let the heart sing, let the eyes flash, let the mind be lifted up, look upward and say to yourself ... nothing is impossible!
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The greatest secret for eliminating the infirmity complex, which is another term for deep and profound self-doubt, is to fill your mind to overflowing faith.
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Today remind yourself that nothing is too good to be true. Your great hopes can be realized. Your most wonderful dreams can come true. All that you really need, you can have. An incredible goodness is operating on your behalf. If you are living a paltry life, resolve to stop it today. Expect great things to happen.
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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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Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
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Never react emotionally to what happens but always look for and find in every circumstance the good that's surely present there.
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Become a possibilitarian.
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The individual who knows the score about life sees difficulties as opportunities.
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The greatest measure of a human being isn't how he handles himself when things are going well, but how he handles himself when things are going badly, when defeat comes.
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Help other people to cope with their problems, and your own will be easier to cope with.
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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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Believe you can, and you can. Belief is one of the most powerful of all problem dissolvers. When you believe that a difficulty can be overcome, you are more than halfway to victory over it already.
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Who decides whether you shall be happy or unhappy? You do!
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If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.