Norman Vincent Peale Quotes

Great issues develop from small beginnings.

When Ty Cobb got on first base he had an apparently nervous habit of kicking the bag. ... By kicking the bag hard enough Cobb could move it a full two inches closer to second base. He figured that this improved his chances for a steal or for reaching second base safely on a hit.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

God loves you. God doesn't want anyone to be hungry and oppressed. He just puts his big arms around everybody and hugs them up against himself.

When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.

Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.

Joy increases as you give it and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving it you will accumulate a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible.