Top 400 Norman Vincent Peale Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “Change your thoughts and you change your world.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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

— Norman Vincent Peale

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3. “It’s always too early to quit.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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4. “A peaceful mind generates power.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

5. “Live your life and forget your age.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

6. “The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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

— Norman Vincent Peale

8. “Affirm it, visualize it, believe it and it will actualize itself.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

9. “Yesterday ended last night. Every day is a new beginning. Learn the skill of forgetting. And move on.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

10. “When a problem comes along, study it until you are completely knowledgeable. Then find that weak spot, break the problem apart, and the rest will be easy.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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11. “Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

12. “The really happy people are those who have broken the chains of procrastination, those who find satisfaction in doing the job at hand. They’re full of eagerness, zest, productivity. You can be, too.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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13. “The greatest risk in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing and becomes nothing.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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14. “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

15. “Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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16. “Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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17. “The first step is to fill your life with positive faith that will help you through anything. The second step is to start where you are.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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18. “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

19. “Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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20. “People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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

— Norman Vincent Peale

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22. “When you expect the best you release a magnetic force in your mind which by a law of attraction tends to bring the best to you.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

23. “Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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24. “Nobody ever mastered any skill except through intensive persistent and intelligent practice.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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25. “Let go and let God. Let Him take over your life and run it. He knows how.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

26. “If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

27. “Every problem contains the seed of it’s own solution.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

28. “Expect great things, and great things will come.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

29. “When obstacles or difficulties arise, the positive thinker takes them as creative opportunities.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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

— Norman Vincent Peale

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31. “There is nothing in life so difficult that it cannot be overcome. This faith can move mountains. It can change people. It can change the world. You can survive all the great storms in your life.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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32. “All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

33. “Negative thinking definitely attracts negative results.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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

— Norman Vincent Peale

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35. “The only people who don’t have problems are in a cemetery.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

36. “To be successful is to be helpful, caring and constructive, to make everything and everyone you touch a little bit better.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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37. “Expect the best and get it.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

38. “God answers prayer in three ways: yes, no, and wait awhile.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

39. “Begin where you are. Don’t wait for someone else to change things for you. Do it yourself.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

40. “Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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

— Norman Vincent Peale

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42. “Go at life with abandon; give it all you’ve got. And life will give all it has to you.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

43. “You must feed your mind even as you feed your body, and to make your mind healthy, you must feed it nourishing, wholesome thoughts.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

44. “Whenever a negative thought concerning your personal power comes to mind, deliberately voice a positive thought to cancel it out.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

45. “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

46. “If you put off everything till you’re sure of it, you’ll never get anything done.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

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

— Norman Vincent Peale

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48. “Dwelling on negative thoughts is like fertilizing weeds.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

49. “Worry is an unhealthy and destructive mental habit.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

50. “You can have peace of mind, improved health and an ever-increasing flow of energy. Life can be full of joy and satisfaction.”

— Norman Vincent Peale