Norman Vincent Peale
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"Dr. Norman Vincent Peale" was a minister and author (most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of "Optimism/positive thinking". His ideas were not accepted by mental health experts.

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Change your thoughts and you change your world.

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Imagination is the true magic carpet.

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

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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.

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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
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Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.

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

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Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are. -Norman Vincent Peale
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Live your life and forget your age.

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Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.

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Think enthusiastically about everything; but especially about your job. If you do, you'll put a touch of glory in your life. If you love your job with enthusiasm, you'll shake it to pieces. You'll love it into greatness. -Norman Vincent Peale
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Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can.

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The 'how' thinker gets problems solved effectively because he wastes no time with futile 'ifs'.

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There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. -Norman Vincent Peale
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We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.

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We tend to get what we expect.

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Four things for success: Work and pray, think and believe. -Norman Vincent Peale
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