Quotes from Norman Vincent Peale

The how thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile ifs.

The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.

There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.

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.

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Scatter sunshine, forget self, think of others. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

What the mind can conceive and believe, and the heart desire, you can achieve.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism

It's always to soon to quit!

I place this day, my life, my loved ones, my work in the Lord's hands. There is no harm in the Lord's hands, only good. Whatever happens, whatever results, if I am in the Lord's hands it is the Lord's will and it is good.

When you get up in the morning, you have two choices - either to be happy or to be unhappy. Just choose to be happy.

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.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.

Stand up to an obstacle. Just stand up to it, that's all, and don't give way under it, and it will finally break. You will break it. Something has to break, and it won't be you, it will be the obstacle.

Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.

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.

I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You'll find they haven't half the strength you think they have.

If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.