Quotes by Norman Vincent Peale

Norman Vincent Peale

Norman Vincent Peale

American minister and author

Lived from: 1898 - 1993

Category: Theologians and clergy | Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 31 may 1898 Died: 24 december 1993

  • 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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  • Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.
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  • 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.
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  • Cushion the painful effects of hard blows by keeping the enthusiasm going strong, even if doing so requires struggle.
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  • Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.
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  • We tend to get what we expect.
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  • Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk to much.
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  • 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.
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  • Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
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  • Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact.
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  • Change your thoughts and you change your world.
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  • Change yourself and your work will seem different.
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  • Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
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  • 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.
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  • Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
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  • Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.
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  • First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ''I believe,'' three times.
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  • Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.
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  • If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.
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  • If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.
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  • In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.
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What are the most famous quotes from Norman Vincent Peale?

The two most famous quotes from Norman Vincent Peale are:

  • "Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds."
  • "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."

When did Norman Vincent Peale live?

Norman Vincent Peale was born in 1898 and died in the year 1993.