Quotes about Positivity
What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them" (Mark 11:24).
— Norman Vincent Peale
I had heard that verse many times but in a flash of insight realized that one of the keys I had missed was that hadn't trained my mind to believe, to think positively, to have faith in either God or myself.
— Norman Vincent Peale
He remembered that "what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
— Norman Vincent Peale
The greatest secret for eliminating the inferiority complex, which is another term for deep and profound self doubt, is to fill your mind to overflowing with faith. Develop a tremendous faith in God and that will give you a humble yet soundly realistic faith in yourself.
— Norman Vincent Peale
Think defeat and you are bound to feel defeated. But practice thinking confident thoughts, make it a dominating habit, and you will develop such a strong sense of capacity that regardless of what difficulties arise, you will be able to overcome them.
— Norman Vincent Peale
the trouble with most prayers is that they aren't big enough.
— Norman Vincent Peale
It is a fact that negative thought will attract negative thought, and positive thought will attract positive thought.
— Norman Vincent Peale
Grasp a difficulty by the "blade" and it cuts; grasp it by the "handle" and you can use it constructively.
— Norman Vincent Peale
It's almost as if there were an invisible reservoir of abundance in the universe that can be tapped if you will just obey certain spiritual laws.
— Norman Vincent Peale
Attitudes are more important than facts." That is worth repeating until its truth grips you. Any fact facing us, however difficult, even seemingly hopeless, is not so important as our attitude toward that fact. How you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You may permit a fact to overwhelm you mentally before you start to deal with it actually. On the other hand, a confident and optimistic thought pattern can modify or overcome the fact altogether.
— Norman Vincent Peale
So if you feel that you are defeated and have lost confidence in your ability to win, sit down, take a piece of paper and make a list, not of the factors that are against you, but of those that are for you.
— Norman Vincent Peale
The secret is to fill your mind with thoughts of faith, confidence, and security.
— Norman Vincent Peale