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Expect great things, and great things will come.

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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Psychologist
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A basic law: the more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for.
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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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Life is a blend of laughter and tears, a combination of rain and sunshine.
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Don't duck the most difficult problems. That just ensures that the hardest part will be left when you are most tired. Get the big one done - it's downhill from then on.
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Faith is the most powerful of all forces operating in humanity and when you have it in depth nothing can get you down.
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When you expect the best you release a magnetic force in your mind which by a law of attraction tends to bring the best to you.
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The right kind of fear will keep us from doing wrong. The rough is only mental - it is rough only because your think it is.
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Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm.
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Through persistence, self-knowledge, prayer, commitment, optimism, a resolute trust in God and the building of your own personal moral strength, you can enjoy the blessings of a deeper faith and face the difficulties of life with courage and confidence.
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They are inherently good - the bad reactions aren't basic. Every human being is a child of God and has more good in him than evil - but circumstances and associates can step up the bad and reduce the good. I've got great faith in the essential fairness and decency - you may say goodness - of the human being.
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Develop serenity and quiet attitudes through your conversation. Depending upon the words we use and the tone in which we use them, we can talk ourselves into being nervous, high-strung, and upset. By our speech, we can also achieve quiet reactions. Talk peaceful to be peaceful.
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Put God to work for you and maximize your potential in our divinely ordered capitalist system.
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I found eternal peace in a Shinto shrine. I've been to Shinto shrines and God is everywhere. Christ is one of the ways! God is everywhere.
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Listen for the magic word of motivation and you will hear it. And then? Well, the sky is the limit!
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The trouble with the average person is that he doesn't trust himself sufficiently to create and deliver ideas.
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All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do.
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Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.
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God never made anyone else exactly like you, and he never will again. Thank him for yourself and then for all the rest of his glorious handiwork.
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I believe in the power of Jesus Christ to resolve any difficulty, to remove any weakness, to heal any disease.
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