Find inspiration and encouragement in the words of the clergyman, author of The Power of Positive Thinking and co-founder of Guideposts.
Norman Vincent Peale (1898 – 1993) was a clergyman, speaker, and author best known for his best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking. He was also pastor of Marble Collegiate Church in New York City, one of the oldest continuous Protestant congregations in North America, and hosted The Art of Living, a radio program on the air for a record-setting 54 years. In 1945, Peale, along with his wife, Ruth Stafford Peale, and others founded Guideposts magazine. And in 1984, President Ronald Reagan awarded Dr. Peale the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.
Even after his death on Christmas Eve in 1993, Peale’s writings on positivity endure. Whether we are facing grief, financial troubles, or job loss, his wise words can lead us to a place of hope. Here are 16 powerful Norman Vincent Peale quotes:
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.
—Norman Vincent Peale
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Ask for what you want, but be willing to take what God gives you. It may be better than what you asked for.
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Dare to be what your best self knows you ought to be; dare to be a bigger human being than you have ever been.
— Norman Vincent Peale
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Put your trust in God and just calmly go your way.
