Quotes from Norman Vincent Peale

Happiness will never come if it's a goal in itself; happiness is a by-product of a commitment of worthy causes.

Think health, eat sparingly, exercise regularly, walk a lot, and think positively about yourself.

What is hope? Hope is wishing for a thing to come true; faith is believing that it will come true.

If you worry, you are a worrier because your mind is saturated with worry thoughts. To counteract these, mark every passage in your Bible that speaks of faith, hope, and courage.

Hope is wanting something so eagerly that-in spite of all the evidence that you're not going to get it-you go right on wanting it.

Faith is the most powerful of all forces operating in humanity and when you have it in depth nothing can get you down.

Do not build up obstacles in your imagination. Difficulties must be studied and dealt with, but they must not be magnfiied by fear

Imagination is the true magic carpet.

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!

Think excitement, talk excitement, act out excitement, and you are bound to become an excited person.

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

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

If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.

The controlled person is a powerful person. He who always keeps his head will get ahead.

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

We may live victoriously, not because we have any power within ourselves, but because when we give ourselves to God, He gives himself to us.

Any action is better than no action at all.

Cut the "im" out of impossible, leading that dynamic word standing out free and clear-possible.

A clean mind always delivers power.

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

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

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

One person can make a difference. You don't have to be a big shot. You don't have to have a lot of influence. You just have to have faith in your power to change things.

Old unhealthy thoughts can block off inspiration and motivation. Dropping them releases a strong flow of power through the mind.