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
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America has become so tense and nervous it has been years since I have seen anyone sleep in church - and that is a sad situation.
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Can you go a whole day with joy in your heart? Joy and vitality are an inseparable combination. Joy is not concerned with having fun; it is an inner spiritual quality that overcomes despair, pain and defeat. You cannot turn on joy like an electric light, but you can prepare yourself to receive it.
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If there is no fun in it, something is wrong with all you are doing.
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Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.
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Life is not all fun and easy going. Far from it; there are many rough times. But, sadly, we too often let the hard times dull our enthusiasm. And that is dangerous, if not fatal, to our lives.
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First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ''I believe,'' three times.
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principle. Act as if, and that which you practice will tend to be.
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Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk to much.
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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.
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Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind,deliberately voice a positive one to cancel it out.
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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.
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You would think that economy would be one of the easiest habits in the world to break but it isn't.
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Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating and attractive to others. They will love you for it. They will go for you and with you.
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A person with a hundred interests is twice as alive as one with only fifty and four times as alive as the man who has only twenty-five