Norman Vincent Peale quotes - page 5

The really happy people are those who have broken the chains of procrastination, those who find satisfaction in doing the job at hand. They're full of eagerness, zest, productivity. You can be, too. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Once we roared like lions for liberty now we bleat like sheep for security The solution for America's problem is not in terms of big government, but it is in big men over whom nobody stands in control but God. View quote
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God in His answers to prayer often says 'Yes.' Sometimes He says 'Wait.' Often He says 'No.' In any case, His will is done, and true faith is to believe that what happened has happened for the best. If one does not take that attitude, he is setting his personal desire against the wisdom of God. Oftentimes we confuse with faith merely that which we desire. View quote
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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. View quote
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Lots of people limit their possibilities by giving up easily. Never tell yourself this is too much for me. It's no use. I can't go on. If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too. Keep believing and keep on keeping on. View quote
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Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind,deliberately voice a positive one to cancel it out. View quote
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In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it. View quote
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Americans are so tense and keyed up that it is impossible even to put them to sleep with a sermon. View quote
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Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving it, you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible. View quote
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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. View quote
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Don't duck the most difficult problems. That just insures that the hardest part will be left when you're most tired. Get the big one done - it's downhill from then on. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Think enthusiastically about everything; but especially about your job. If you do so, you'll put a touch of glory in your life. If you love your job with enthusiasm, you'll shake it to pieces. View quote
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The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources. View quote
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Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact. View quote
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There is no sound basis upon which it may be assumed that all poor men are godly and all rich men are evil, no more than it could be assumed that all rich men are good and all poor men are bad. View quote
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No one can ever overcome anything until his thoughts are creative and positive. View quote
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Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do. View quote
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It is a fact that you project what you are. View quote
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Think positively about yourself, keep your thoughts and actions clean, ask God who made you to keep on remaking you. View quote
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A war fitness conference some time ago declared that the highest form of recreation is to go to church. The word recreation should be written re-creation. More real rest can be gained from an hour and a quarter of worship under these circumstances than by eighteen holes of golf. View quote
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Religious faith may very well be considered a science, for it responds invariably to certain formulae. Perform the technique of faith according to the laws which have been proved workable in human experience and you will always get a result of power. (Norman Vincent Peale)
Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle. View quote
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The ''how'' thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile ''ifs.'' View quote
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Just as we may learn from our successes (how to do it) so also can we learn from our mistakes (how not to do it). It just isnt in the cards that anybody should get by forever without making mistakes and perhaps sometimes making costly ones. View quote
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... a basic law the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for. This, of course, is a fact. Thankfulness does tend to reproduce in kind. The attitude of gratitude revitalizes the entire mental process by activating all other attitudes, thus stimulating creativity. View quote
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