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Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a fact.
Norman Vincent Peale
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Norman Vincent Peale
Age: 95 †
Born: 1898
Born: May 31
Died: 1993
Died: December 24
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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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Dare to be what you ought to be, dare to be what you dream to be, dare to be the finest you can be. The more you dare, the surer you will be of gaining just what you dare!
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We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.
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Never use the word “impossible” seriously again. Toss it into the verbal wastebucket.
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If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.
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A wish is an attitude of mind to which wings have been attached. You wish and you dream, and your whole nature focuses to bring your wishes and dreams to pass.
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