Norman Vincent Peale was an influential American minister and a well-known author for bringing into vogue the positivity concept from his best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking. May these famous Norman Vincent Peale quotes about life give you insights to help you feed your mind with positivity that will change your life.
1. “Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe.” – Norman Vincent Peale
2. “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
3. “You become a worrier by practicing worry. You become free of worry by practicing the opposite.” – Norman Vincent Peale
4. “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
5. “Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.” – Norman Vincent Peale
6. “Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” – Norman Vincent Peale
7. “It's always to soon to quit.” – Norman Vincent Peale
8. “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
9. “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
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10. “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale
11. “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
12. “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.” – Norman Vincent Peale
13. “To become a happy person have a clean soul, eyes that see romance in the commonplace, a child’s heart, and spiritual simplicity.” – Norman Vincent Peale
14. “Don’t duck the most difficult problems. That just ensures that the hardest part will be left when you are most tired. Get the big one done—it’s downhill from then on.” – Norman Vincent Peale
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15. “The cyclone derives its power from a calm center. So does a person.” – Norman Vincent Peale
16. “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
17. “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
18. “Don’t take tomorrow to bed with you.” – Norman Vincent Peale
19. “Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.” – Norman Vincent Peale
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20. “If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.” – Norman Vincent Peale
21. “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
22. “People who make no mistakes lack boldness and the spirit of adventure. They are the brakes on the wheels of progress.” – Norman Vincent Peale
23. “Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.” – Norman Vincent Peale
24. “I’ve got great faith in the essential fairness and decency. You may say goodness of the human being.” – Norman Vincent Peale
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25. “In every difficult situation is potential value. Believe this, then begin looking for it.” – Norman Vincent Peale
26. “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.” – Norman Vincent Peale
27. “Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.” – Norman Vincent Peale
28. “The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.” – Norman Vincent Peale
29. “There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.” – Norman Vincent Peale
30. “If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.” – Norman Vincent Peale
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31. “When every physical and mental resources is focused, one’s power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.” – Norman Vincent Peale
32. “Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.” – Norman Vincent Peale
33. “Even people who have a long record of not succeeding can be turned into tremendous achievers if they will discard their images of themselves as failures.” – Norman Vincent Peale
34. “Faith is the most powerful of all forces operating in humanity and when you have it in depth nothing can get you down.” – Norman Vincent Peale
35. “One of the greatest moments in anybody’s developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.” – Norman Vincent Peale
36. “If you want a quality, act as if you already have it. If you want to be courageous, act as if you were. As you act and persevere in acting, you tend to become.” – Norman Vincent Peale
37. “Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.” – Norman Vincent Peale
38. “The way to happiness; keep your heart free from hate, your mind free from worry, live simply, expect little, give much, scatter sunshine, forget self, and think of others.” – Norman Vincent Peale
39. “Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.” – Norman Vincent Peale
40. “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
41. “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
42. “The controlled person is a powerful person. He who always keeps his head will get ahead.” – Norman Vincent Peale
43. “The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.” – Norman Vincent Peale
44. “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.” – Norman Vincent Peale
45. “Optimism, when applied to your life, develops strength and peace within you.” – Norman Vincent Peale
46. “People who belittle people, will be little people, and will accomplish very little.” – Norman Vincent Peale
47. “The tests of life are not to break you but to make you.” – Norman Vincent Peale
48. “The whole trend and quality of anyone’s life is determined in the long run by the choices that are made.” – Norman Vincent Peale
49. “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
50. “A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions.” – Norman Vincent Peale
51. “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
52. “Nothing of great value in this life comes easily. The things of highest value sometimes come hard. The gold that has the greatest value lies deepest in the earth, as do the diamonds.” – Norman Vincent Peale
53. “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
54. “When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.” – Norman Vincent Peale
55. “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
56. “Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.” – Norman Vincent Peale
57. “Imagination is the true magic carpet.” – Norman Vincent Peale
58. “The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” – Norman Vincent Peale
59. “We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.” – Norman Vincent Peale
60. “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
Share these Quotes by Norman Vincent Peale with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
2. “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
3. “You become a worrier by practicing worry. You become free of worry by practicing the opposite.” – Norman Vincent Peale
4. “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
5. “Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.” – Norman Vincent Peale
6. “Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” – Norman Vincent Peale
7. “It's always to soon to quit.” – Norman Vincent Peale
8. “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
9. “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
11. “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
12. “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.” – Norman Vincent Peale
13. “To become a happy person have a clean soul, eyes that see romance in the commonplace, a child’s heart, and spiritual simplicity.” – Norman Vincent Peale
14. “Don’t duck the most difficult problems. That just ensures that the hardest part will be left when you are most tired. Get the big one done—it’s downhill from then on.” – Norman Vincent Peale
16. “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
17. “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
18. “Don’t take tomorrow to bed with you.” – Norman Vincent Peale
19. “Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.” – Norman Vincent Peale
21. “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
22. “People who make no mistakes lack boldness and the spirit of adventure. They are the brakes on the wheels of progress.” – Norman Vincent Peale
23. “Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.” – Norman Vincent Peale
24. “I’ve got great faith in the essential fairness and decency. You may say goodness of the human being.” – Norman Vincent Peale
26. “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.” – Norman Vincent Peale
27. “Those who are fired with an enthusiastic idea and who allow it to take hold and dominate their thoughts find that new worlds open for them. As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.” – Norman Vincent Peale
28. “The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.” – Norman Vincent Peale
29. “There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.” – Norman Vincent Peale
30. “If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.” – Norman Vincent Peale
More Quotes from Norman Vincent Peale
31. “When every physical and mental resources is focused, one’s power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.” – Norman Vincent Peale
32. “Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.” – Norman Vincent Peale
33. “Even people who have a long record of not succeeding can be turned into tremendous achievers if they will discard their images of themselves as failures.” – Norman Vincent Peale
34. “Faith is the most powerful of all forces operating in humanity and when you have it in depth nothing can get you down.” – Norman Vincent Peale
35. “One of the greatest moments in anybody’s developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.” – Norman Vincent Peale
36. “If you want a quality, act as if you already have it. If you want to be courageous, act as if you were. As you act and persevere in acting, you tend to become.” – Norman Vincent Peale
37. “Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.” – Norman Vincent Peale
38. “The way to happiness; keep your heart free from hate, your mind free from worry, live simply, expect little, give much, scatter sunshine, forget self, and think of others.” – Norman Vincent Peale
39. “Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit.” – Norman Vincent Peale
40. “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
41. “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
42. “The controlled person is a powerful person. He who always keeps his head will get ahead.” – Norman Vincent Peale
43. “The mind, ever the willing servant, will respond to boldness, for boldness, in effect, is a command to deliver mental resources.” – Norman Vincent Peale
44. “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.” – Norman Vincent Peale
45. “Optimism, when applied to your life, develops strength and peace within you.” – Norman Vincent Peale
46. “People who belittle people, will be little people, and will accomplish very little.” – Norman Vincent Peale
47. “The tests of life are not to break you but to make you.” – Norman Vincent Peale
48. “The whole trend and quality of anyone’s life is determined in the long run by the choices that are made.” – Norman Vincent Peale
49. “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
50. “A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions.” – Norman Vincent Peale
51. “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
52. “Nothing of great value in this life comes easily. The things of highest value sometimes come hard. The gold that has the greatest value lies deepest in the earth, as do the diamonds.” – Norman Vincent Peale
53. “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
54. “When you are afraid, do the thing you are afraid of and soon you will lose your fear of it.” – Norman Vincent Peale
55. “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
56. “Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.” – Norman Vincent Peale
57. “Imagination is the true magic carpet.” – Norman Vincent Peale
58. “The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” – Norman Vincent Peale
59. “We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.” – Norman Vincent Peale
60. “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
Share these Quotes by Norman Vincent Peale with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.