“Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes up his mind to do. We are capable of greater things than we realize.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Live your life and forget your age.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“To change your circumstances, first start thinking differently. Do not passively accept unsatisfactory circumstances, but form a picture in your mind of circumstances as they should be. Believe and succeed.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1933)
“When you affirm big, believe big, and pray big, big things happen.” -Norman Vincent Peale
“Optimism is a philosophy based on the belief that basically life is good, that, in the long run, the good in life overbalances the evil.” -Norman Vincent Peale: “Have a Great Day” (1986), page 14
“When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of, and soon you will lose your fear of it.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Empty pockets never held anyone back. It’s only empty heads and empty hearts that do it.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Enthusiasm Makes the Difference” (1985)
“Worry is an unhealthy and destructive mental habit.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“The ‘how’ thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile ‘ifs.’” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating, and attractive to others. They will love you for it. They will go for you and with you.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“It’s always too early to quit.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“If you put off everything till you’re sure of it, you’ll get nothing done.” -Norman Vincent Peale: as quoted in Jerald Greenberg and Robert A. Baron: “Behavior in Organizations: Understanding & Managing the Human Side of Work” (1995), page 371
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Our problem is to become acquainted with our own selves, letting our personalities loose upon the world for the sheer adventure of their full development and in the positive hope that they may in their own way lift the level of humanity.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “The New Art of Living” (1986), page 13
“Give all you’ve got to life and it will give its greatest gifts to you.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“There is a basic law that like attracts like. Negative thinking definitely attracts negative results. Conversely, if a person habitually thinks optimistically and hopefully, his positive thinking sets in motion creative forces - and success, instead of eluding him, flows toward him.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“When a person applies enthusiasm to his job, the job will itself become alive with exciting new possibilities.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“If I wanted to become a tramp, I would seek information and advice from the most successful tramp I could find. If I wanted to become a failure, I would seek advice from people who have never succeeded. If I wanted to succeed in all things, I would look around me for those who are succeeding, and do as they have done.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.” -Norman Vincent Peale
“The tests of life are not meant to break you, but to make you.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year” (1993), ‘April 13’
“Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Tell yourself every morning as you go to work that you love your job. Think of it as interesting, even fascinating. By so doing you will ultimately get enthusiastic about your work - and you will undoubtedly do a better job.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Power of the Plus Factor: The Little Extra That Makes You a Winner” (1987)
“The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.” -Norman Vincent Peale
“You are not what you think you are, but what you think, you are.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Thoughts and words form your mental images. And since we become what we picture, be sure your thoughts and words express prosperity and blessing rather than poverty and defeat.” -Norman Vincent Peale
“Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative, he refuses to dwell on it.” -Norman Vincent Peale
“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!” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Don’t write off the importance of hard work, the guts to keep at it, a definite goal, and the ability to have fun in the process. If there’s no fun in it, something’s wrong with all you’re doing.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Believe that problems do have answers. Believe that they can be overcome. Believe that they can be handled. And finally, believe that you can solve them.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “You Can If You Think You Can” (1987), page 36
“The Gateway to Christianity is not through an intricate labyrinth of dogma, but by a simple belief in the person of Christ.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“The secret of life isn’t what happens to you, but what you do with what happens to you.” -Norman Vincent Peale
“What the mind can conceive and believe, and the heart desire, you can achieve.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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.’” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“Every individual forms his own estimate of himself and that basic estimate goes far toward determining what he becomes. You can do no more than you believe you can. You can be no more than you believe you are. Belief stimulates power within yourself. Have faith in faith. Don’t be afraid to trust faith.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Stay Alive All Your Life” (1957): Chapter 1: ‘The Magnificent Power of Belief,’ epigram
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“The first step is to fill your life with a positive faith that will help you through anything. The second is to begin where you are.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Just a moment ago nature put on one of its most spectacular demonstrations. The widest rainbow I have ever seen stretched from the lake over a high snow-clad mountain to touch down in a deep valley in the Alps. There was about this gigantic rainbow a deep benediction of peace and hope. But as ineffable as nature is in the effect of natural beauty on the mind, it cannot match the peace of God in its healing effect on the human mind.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Power of the Plus Factor: The Little Extra That Makes You a Winner” (1987)
“Change your thoughts, and you change your world.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): as quoted in Richard Shea, editor: “The Book of Success” (1993)
“The more jealousy one has in his nature the more critical he is of those who have accomplished things . . . If you are critical and mouthing negativisms it could be that your own failures are caused by a mixed-up, hate-filled mind. A sign of mental health is to be glad when others achieve, and to rejoice with them. Never compare yourself or your achievements with others, but make your comparisons only with yourself. Maintain a constant competition with yourself This will force you to attain higher standards and achievements. Do not defeat yourself by holding spiteful or jealous thoughts. Think straight, with love, hope and optimism and you will attain victory in life.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Stay Alive All Your Life” (1957)
“When obstacles or difficulties arise, the positive thinker takes them as creative opportunities. He welcomes the challenge of a tough problem and looks for ways to turn it to advantage.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Have a Great Day” (1986), page 2
“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!” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Power of the Plus Factor: The Little Extra That Makes You a Winner” (1987)
“Happiness will never come if it’s a goal in itself; happiness is a by-product of a commitment to worthy causes.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “The Power of Positive Living” (1992), page 63
“The only way to make strong people is through struggle. One grows tough mentally and spiritually by putting up a strong resistance to hardship, to obstacles, to suffering. This is the disciplinary value of a problem in the development of a person. It enhances his insights, his strengths, and his general capability to live constructively.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “You Can If You Think You Can” (1987)
“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.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993): as quoted in Louis E. Boone, editor: ”Quotable Business” (1992)
“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.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“When every physical and mental resource is focused, one’s power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
Norman Vincent Peale was born 31 May 1898 in Bowersville, Ohio, United States of America. He was married to Ruth Stafford Peale. He became a minister in the Reformed Church in America, a professional speaker, a progenitor of ‘positive thinking,’ and a writer. He is known as the author of “The Power of Positive Thinking” (1952). He and his wife founded “Guideposts” magazine in 1945. Norman Vincent Peale passed on at 95 years of age on 24 December 1993 in Prawling, New York, United States of America.
“So what are you afraid of? What is holding you back? What is it that stands in your way?” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Power of the Plus Factor: The Little Extra That Makes You a Winner” (1987)
“Through the application of the principle of constructive thinking you can attain your worthy goals. The natural outcome of living by creative principles is creative results. Believe and create is a basic fact of successful living.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Stay Alive All Your Life” (1957)
“Have great hopes and dare to go all out for them. Have great dreams and dare to live them. Have tremendous expectations and believe in them.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Live your life and forget your age.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“To change your circumstances, first start thinking differently. Do not passively accept unsatisfactory circumstances, but form a picture in your mind of circumstances as they should be. Believe and succeed.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1933)
“When you affirm big, believe big, and pray big, big things happen.” -Norman Vincent Peale
“Optimism is a philosophy based on the belief that basically life is good, that, in the long run, the good in life overbalances the evil.” -Norman Vincent Peale: “Have a Great Day” (1986), page 14
“When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of, and soon you will lose your fear of it.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Empty pockets never held anyone back. It’s only empty heads and empty hearts that do it.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Enthusiasm Makes the Difference” (1985)
“Worry is an unhealthy and destructive mental habit.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“The ‘how’ thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile ‘ifs.’” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating, and attractive to others. They will love you for it. They will go for you and with you.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“It’s always too early to quit.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“If you put off everything till you’re sure of it, you’ll get nothing done.” -Norman Vincent Peale: as quoted in Jerald Greenberg and Robert A. Baron: “Behavior in Organizations: Understanding & Managing the Human Side of Work” (1995), page 371
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Our problem is to become acquainted with our own selves, letting our personalities loose upon the world for the sheer adventure of their full development and in the positive hope that they may in their own way lift the level of humanity.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “The New Art of Living” (1986), page 13
“Give all you’ve got to life and it will give its greatest gifts to you.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“There is a basic law that like attracts like. Negative thinking definitely attracts negative results. Conversely, if a person habitually thinks optimistically and hopefully, his positive thinking sets in motion creative forces - and success, instead of eluding him, flows toward him.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“When a person applies enthusiasm to his job, the job will itself become alive with exciting new possibilities.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“If I wanted to become a tramp, I would seek information and advice from the most successful tramp I could find. If I wanted to become a failure, I would seek advice from people who have never succeeded. If I wanted to succeed in all things, I would look around me for those who are succeeding, and do as they have done.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.” -Norman Vincent Peale
“The tests of life are not meant to break you, but to make you.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year” (1993), ‘April 13’
“Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Tell yourself every morning as you go to work that you love your job. Think of it as interesting, even fascinating. By so doing you will ultimately get enthusiastic about your work - and you will undoubtedly do a better job.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Power of the Plus Factor: The Little Extra That Makes You a Winner” (1987)
“The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.” -Norman Vincent Peale
“You are not what you think you are, but what you think, you are.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Thoughts and words form your mental images. And since we become what we picture, be sure your thoughts and words express prosperity and blessing rather than poverty and defeat.” -Norman Vincent Peale
“Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative, he refuses to dwell on it.” -Norman Vincent Peale
“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!” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Don’t write off the importance of hard work, the guts to keep at it, a definite goal, and the ability to have fun in the process. If there’s no fun in it, something’s wrong with all you’re doing.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Believe that problems do have answers. Believe that they can be overcome. Believe that they can be handled. And finally, believe that you can solve them.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “You Can If You Think You Can” (1987), page 36
“The Gateway to Christianity is not through an intricate labyrinth of dogma, but by a simple belief in the person of Christ.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“The secret of life isn’t what happens to you, but what you do with what happens to you.” -Norman Vincent Peale
“What the mind can conceive and believe, and the heart desire, you can achieve.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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.’” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“Every individual forms his own estimate of himself and that basic estimate goes far toward determining what he becomes. You can do no more than you believe you can. You can be no more than you believe you are. Belief stimulates power within yourself. Have faith in faith. Don’t be afraid to trust faith.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Stay Alive All Your Life” (1957): Chapter 1: ‘The Magnificent Power of Belief,’ epigram
“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 (1898 - 1993)
“When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“The first step is to fill your life with a positive faith that will help you through anything. The second is to begin where you are.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Just a moment ago nature put on one of its most spectacular demonstrations. The widest rainbow I have ever seen stretched from the lake over a high snow-clad mountain to touch down in a deep valley in the Alps. There was about this gigantic rainbow a deep benediction of peace and hope. But as ineffable as nature is in the effect of natural beauty on the mind, it cannot match the peace of God in its healing effect on the human mind.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Power of the Plus Factor: The Little Extra That Makes You a Winner” (1987)
“Change your thoughts, and you change your world.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): as quoted in Richard Shea, editor: “The Book of Success” (1993)
“The more jealousy one has in his nature the more critical he is of those who have accomplished things . . . If you are critical and mouthing negativisms it could be that your own failures are caused by a mixed-up, hate-filled mind. A sign of mental health is to be glad when others achieve, and to rejoice with them. Never compare yourself or your achievements with others, but make your comparisons only with yourself. Maintain a constant competition with yourself This will force you to attain higher standards and achievements. Do not defeat yourself by holding spiteful or jealous thoughts. Think straight, with love, hope and optimism and you will attain victory in life.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Stay Alive All Your Life” (1957)
“When obstacles or difficulties arise, the positive thinker takes them as creative opportunities. He welcomes the challenge of a tough problem and looks for ways to turn it to advantage.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Have a Great Day” (1986), page 2
“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!” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Power of the Plus Factor: The Little Extra That Makes You a Winner” (1987)
“Happiness will never come if it’s a goal in itself; happiness is a by-product of a commitment to worthy causes.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “The Power of Positive Living” (1992), page 63
“The only way to make strong people is through struggle. One grows tough mentally and spiritually by putting up a strong resistance to hardship, to obstacles, to suffering. This is the disciplinary value of a problem in the development of a person. It enhances his insights, his strengths, and his general capability to live constructively.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “You Can If You Think You Can” (1987)
“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.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“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 (1898 - 1993): as quoted in Louis E. Boone, editor: ”Quotable Business” (1992)
“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.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
“When every physical and mental resource is focused, one’s power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
Norman Vincent Peale was born 31 May 1898 in Bowersville, Ohio, United States of America. He was married to Ruth Stafford Peale. He became a minister in the Reformed Church in America, a professional speaker, a progenitor of ‘positive thinking,’ and a writer. He is known as the author of “The Power of Positive Thinking” (1952). He and his wife founded “Guideposts” magazine in 1945. Norman Vincent Peale passed on at 95 years of age on 24 December 1993 in Prawling, New York, United States of America.
“So what are you afraid of? What is holding you back? What is it that stands in your way?” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Power of the Plus Factor: The Little Extra That Makes You a Winner” (1987)
“Through the application of the principle of constructive thinking you can attain your worthy goals. The natural outcome of living by creative principles is creative results. Believe and create is a basic fact of successful living.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993): “Stay Alive All Your Life” (1957)
“Have great hopes and dare to go all out for them. Have great dreams and dare to live them. Have tremendous expectations and believe in them.” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
