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Norman Vincent Peale - From the Activity category:
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. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Aging category:
Live your life and forget your age. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Attitude category:
Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Belief category:
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Change category:
Change yourself and your work will seem different. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Choices category:
The greatest power we have is the power of choice. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Communication category:
Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Complexity category:
We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Confidence category:
Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Criticism category:
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Difficulty category:
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Ego category:
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Emotion category:
Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Energy category:
The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Enthusiasm category:
There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Expectation category:
We tend to get what we expect. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Experience category:
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. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Friendship category:
Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Future category:
Don't take tomorrow to bed with you. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Generosity category:
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. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Goals category:
If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Greatness category:
Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes up his mind to do. We are all capable of greater things than we realize. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Habit category:
Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Happiness category:
Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Imagination category:
Imagination is the true magic carpet. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Importance category:
We've all heard that we have to learn from our mistakes, but I think it's more important to learn from successes. If you learn only from your mistakes, you are inclined to learn only errors. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Journey category:
Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Life category:
If you have zest and enthusiasm, you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Magic category:
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is
softer and more beautiful. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Money category:
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Optimism category:
Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Peace category:
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. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Perseverance category:
It's always too early to quit. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Planning category:
Plan your work - work your plan. Lack of system produces that 'I'm swamped' feeling. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Possibilities category:
Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities - always see them, for they're always there. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Power category:
Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Prayer category:
When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Problems category:
When every physical and mental resource is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Problems category:
Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Procrastination category:
Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Procrastination category:
If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Religion category:
Remind yourself that God is with you and nothing can defeat you. Believe that you now receive power from Him. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Stress category:
You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Success category:
Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously and never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture! (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Success category:
Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Thought category:
Change your thoughts and you change your world. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Understanding category:
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Worry category:
You become a worrier by practising worry. You can become free of worry by practising the opposite and stronger habit of faith. With all the strength and perseverance you can command, start practising faith. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Norman Vincent Peale - From the Worth category:
It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship. (Norman Vincent Peale)
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