Norman Vincent Peale
Norman Vincent Peale
Norman Vincent Pealewas an American minister and authorand a progenitor of "positive thinking". His ideas were not accepted by mental health experts...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth31 May 1898
CityBowersville, OH
CountryUnited States of America
wise tired ducks
Don't duck the most difficult problems. That just ensures that the hardest part will be left when you are most tired. Get the big one done - it's downhill from then on.
this-life great-value values
Nothing of great value in this life comes easily.
running men get-to-know-me
Go to inspirational meetings, get to know men and women who are doing inspiring things. Above all, run as hard as you can from the cynics and gripers and the negativists. They are not going anywhere. You are.
successful people advice
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.
faith jobs real
A very real barrier to faith is this feeling of self-sufficiency, this unrealistic idea that one can accomplish everything by his or her own self. Some people have the conviction they must do it all alone. They have no faith in others. . . they are convinced that there is no one able to do the job as well as themselves. They refuse to admit that they may need the help of friends, doctor, minister, or even God.
love positive attitude
When you wholeheartedly adopt a 'with all your heart' attitude and go all out with the positive principle, you can do incredible things.
god men america
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.
adversity motivated difficulty
In adversity keep motivated, for often the best comes from difficulty.
positive thinking practice
Think joy, talk joy, practice joy, share joy, saturate your mind with joy, and you will have the time of your life today and every day all your life.
motivational positive congratulations
Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture... Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.
world my-thoughts
I change my thoughts, I change my world.
positive voice mind
Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.
success believe thank-god
If you visualize a failure, you tend to create the conditions that produce failure. Visualize-believe-and thank God in advance.
inspirational positive leadership
Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.