Quotes by Norman Vincent Peale

Norman Vincent Peale was a minister and author of The Power of Positive Thinking

"Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe."

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

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy."

"Change your thoughts and you change your world."

"Change yourself and your work will seem different."

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

"Don't take tomorrow to bed with you."

"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."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

"Imagination is the true magic carpet."

"It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship."

"It's always too early to quit."