Norman Vincent Peale Quotes
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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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Families, like individuals, are unique.
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There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.
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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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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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Decide that you will not try to do everything at once. That is why time is spread out.
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And if the mind thinks with a believing attitude one can do amazing things.
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Faced with the election of a Catholic, our culture is at stake.
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People who have the courage to be individuals can usually think things through on their own and make sound decisions. They don't say, "What will people think?" They say, "What's the best way to handle this?" The amazing fact is that God created each one of us as a separate, unique person amid billions of other separate, unique individuals. So the best way to achieve real fulfillment is to be yourself.
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Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.
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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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Become a possibilitarian.
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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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How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself. So always think positively.
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Americans are so tense and keyed up that it is impossible even to put them to sleep with a sermon.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Know what you want and believe that you can have it.
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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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When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self - giving is a personal power - releasing factor.