Norman Vincent Peale Quotes

Anybody can do just about anything with himself that he really wants to and makes up his mind to do. We are capable of greater things than we realize.
Norman Vincent Peale

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

Live your life and forget your age.
Norman Vincent Peale

Change your thoughts and you change your world.
Norman Vincent Peale

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

The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.
Norman Vincent Peale

The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
Norman Vincent Peale

Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.
Norman Vincent Peale

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

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.
Norman Vincent Peale

Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.
Norman Vincent Peale

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

Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
Norman Vincent Peale

Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.
Norman Vincent Peale

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.
Norman Vincent Peale

If you paint in your mind a picture of bright and happy expectations, you put yourself into a condition conducive to your goal.
Norman Vincent Peale

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.
Norman Vincent Peale

In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.
Norman Vincent Peale

The "as if" principle works. Act "as if" you were not afraid and you will become courageous, "as if" you could and you'll find you can. Act "as if" you like a person and you'll find a friendship.
Norman Vincent Peale

It is a fact that you project what you are.
Norman Vincent Peale

Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.
Norman Vincent Peale

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

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

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

We tend to get what we expect.
Norman Vincent Peale

The "how" thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile "ifs" but goes right to work on the creative "how."
Norman Vincent Peale

It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
Norman Vincent Peale