Norman Vincent Peale

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

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

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

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

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.

If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.

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.

You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched.

Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much.

Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.

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

Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.

We tend to get what we expect.

Imagination is the true magic carpet.

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.

When every physical and mental resources is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.

The Gateway to Christianity is not through an intricate labyrinth of dogma, but by a simple belief in the person of Christ.

Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.

Change yourself and your work will seem different.

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

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

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

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

Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.

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