Quotes from Norman Vincent Peale

Focus on people and the needs they have.

A book is a present that you can open again and again

It's a strange principle but it's true, nevertheless, that those who give the most have the most of whatever they give.

Knock the T off the word can't. You can do anything—ANYTHING—if you think you can!

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.

People who are able to turn criticism into a positive situation are going to attract friends.

that verse many times, but it never had any effect

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel.

Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.

I believe that I am always divinely guided. I believe that I will always take the right turn in the road. I believe that God will make a way where there is no way.

I believe this is going to be a wonderful day. I believe I can successfully handle all problems that will arise today. I feel good physically, mentally, emotionally. It is wonderful to be alive. I am grateful for all that I have had, for all that I now have, and for all that I shall have. Things aren't going to fall apart. God is here and He is with me and He will see me through. I thank God for every good thing.

The sure way to success is so simple, but it requires character, guts, persistence, the mastery of lower jobs to be ready for the better ones.

The creative thought principle is very important, for as Gautama Buddha declared, "The mind is everything; what you think you become.

Throw your heart over the bar and your body will follow.

If you face life with the sincere faith that through the aid of the Almighty you can overcome your troubles, then you will keep defeat at arm's length. And this applies in all the circumstances life can bring.

Winston Churchill expresses it well. He says, "Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you." JOHN 15:12

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure . . . will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." LUKE 6:38

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

Be an all-out, not a hold out.

O pensamento positivo pode vir naturalmente para alguns, mas também pode ser aprendido e cultivado, mude seus pensamentos e você mudará seu mundo.

Basil King once said, "Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid.

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

No matter what mistakes you have made - no matter how you've messed things up - you can still make a new beginning. The person who fully realises this suffers less from the shock and pain of failure and sooner gets off to a new beginning.