Norman Vincent Peale
Norman Vincent Peale
Norman Vincent Pealewas an American minister and authorand a progenitor of "positive thinking". His ideas were not accepted by mental health experts...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth31 May 1898
CityBowersville, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Norman Vincent Peale quotes about
self plus latent
The power of the Plus Factor is potential but it is not self-activating. It is latent in human beings and will remain latent until it is activated.
inspirational-life happens greater
You can be greater than anything that can happen to you.
kindness people complaining
Infantile people complain and say that God is cruel or that there is no God. Mature people, however, know that there is wisdom and sometimes an eternal kindness in God's refusals.
self growth bigger
Dare to be what your best self knows you ought to be; dare to be a bigger human being than you have ever been.
attitude optimistic negative
Avoid arguments, but whenever a negative attitude is expressed, counter with a positive and optimistic opinion.
mind lists happy-thoughts
Make a mental list of happy thoughts and pass them through your mind several times every day.
positive creativity law
The positive thinker, on the contrary, constantly sends out positive thoughts, together with vital mental images of hope, optimism and creativity. He therefore activates the world around him positively and strongly tends to draw back to himself positive results. This, too, is a basic law of mind action.
powerful creative religion
The most vital, creative, and positive thoughts are those stated in the Bible. Its words are alive and form powerful thought processes.
giving-up believe struggle
Lots of people limit their possibilities by giving up easily. Never tell yourself this is too much for me. It's no use. I can't go on. If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too. Keep believing and keep on keeping on.
christian father religion
The Bible tells us that the sins of the fathers are passed to succeeding generations. The virtues of the fathers can be passed along, too.
christian jesus religion
Jesus made it clear that the most important thing in the world is our relationship to God and to others. When we achieve that, everything good will follow.
mistake apology done
A true apology is more than just aknowledgment of a mistake. It is recognition that something you have said or done has damaged a relationship and that you care enough about the relationship to want it repaired and restored.
looks circumstances happens
Never react emotionally to what happens but always look for and find in every circumstance the good that's surely present there.
self-esteem thinking forget
Forget yourself! Think courage.