Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was a minister and author. He best known for his book The Power of Positive Thinking and a progenitor of the theory of positive thinking.
“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.”
― Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking
“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
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ”
― Norman Vincent Peale
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
― Norman Vincent Peale
“Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something special in them. Look at the sunny side of everything. Think only the best, be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.”
― Norman Vincent Peale
“When you get up in the morning, you have two choices - either to be happy or to be unhappy. Just choose to be happy”
― Norman Vincent Peale
“What the mind can conceive and believe, and the heart desire, you can achieve.”
― Norman Vincent Peale
“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.”
― Norman Vincent Peale
“It's always to soon to quit!”
― Norman Vincent Peale
“The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”
― 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
“Plant seeds of expectation in your mind; cultivate thoughts that anticipate achievement. Believe in yourself as being capable of overcoming all obstacles and weaknesses.”
― Norman Vincent Peale
“Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You'll find they haven't half the strength you think they have.”
― 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
“If you want a quality, act as if you already have it. If you want to be courageous, act as if you were - and as you act and persevere in acting, so you tend to become.”
― Norman Vincent Peale
“Optimism, when applied to your life, develops strength and peace within you.”
― Norman Vincent Peale
“Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can.”
― Norman Vincent Peale
“If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.”
― Norman Vincent Peale
“When you wholeheartedly adopt a 'with all your heart' attitude and go all out with the positive principle, you can do incredible things. ”
― Norman Vincent Peale, My Favorite Quotations
“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.”
― Norman Vincent Peale
