The really happy people are those who have broken the chains of procrastination, those who find satisfaction in doing the job at hand. They're full of eagerness, zest, productivity. You can be, too. Norman Vincent Peale More Quotes by Norman Vincent Peale More Quotes From Norman Vincent Peale Every night empty your mind of unhappy thoughts as you empty your pockets and come alive. Norman Vincent Peale mind worry night The word resentment means to re-feel...to feel again. Someone wrongs or wounds you; in resenting it, you re-feel the injury. And you re-hurt yourself. The Hebrew Talmud says that a person who bears a grudge is "Like one who, having cut one hand while handling a knife, avenges himself by stabbing the other hand." Norman Vincent Peale cutting hurt mean Think health, eat sparingly, exercise regularly, walk a lot, and think positively about yourself. Norman Vincent Peale about-yourself exercise thinking Think joy, talk joy, practice joy, share joy, saturate your mind with joy, and you will have the time of your life today and every day all your life. Norman Vincent Peale practice positive thinking Never tell yourself ... I can't go on. If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too. Norman Vincent Peale ifs goes-on thinking If I wanted to become a tramp, I would seek information and advice from the most successful tramp I could find. If I wanted to become a failure, I would seek advice from people who have never succeeded. If I wanted to succeed in all things, I would look around me for those who are succeeding, and do as they have done. Norman Vincent Peale success advice people And now we get down to two magic words that tell us how to accomplish just about anything we want to accomplish, two powerful words that can change any situation, two dynamic words that all too few people use. And what are these two amazing words? Do it! Norman Vincent Peale powerful two people Do not exclusively say your prayers in the form of asking God for something. The prayer of thanksgiving is much more powerful. Norman Vincent Peale powerful prayer christian 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. Norman Vincent Peale hug religious love-you The Bible tells us that the sins of the fathers are passed to succeeding generations. The virtues of the fathers can be passed along, too. Norman Vincent Peale christian father religion There is nothing in life so difficult that it cannot be overcome. This faith can move mountains. It can change people. It can change the world. You can survive all the great storms in your life Norman Vincent Peale perseverance self-esteem moving The Plus Factor makes its appearance in a person's life in proportion as that person is in harmony with God and His universal laws. Norman Vincent Peale harmony appearance law Every problem contains the seed of it's own solution. Norman Vincent Peale seeds problem business You become a worrier by practicing worry. You can become free of worry by practicing the opposite and stronger habit of faith. With all the strength and perseverance you can command, start practicing faith. Norman Vincent Peale being-strong perseverance faith The one person who most blocks you from a full, happy, and successful life is you. Norman Vincent Peale block successful life God is with me, helping me. Norman Vincent Peale faith helping You must never conclude, even though everything goes wrong, that you cannot succeed. Even at the worst there is a way out, a hidden secret that can turn failure into success and despair into happiness. No situation is so dark that there is not a ray of light Norman Vincent Peale light secret dark There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. Norman Vincent Peale enthusiasm-for-life real attitude The controlled person is a powerful person. He who always keeps his head will get ahead. Norman Vincent Peale powerful persons inspirational Infantile people complain and say that God is cruel or that there is no God. Mature people, however, know that there is wisdom and sometimes an eternal kindness in God's refusals. Norman Vincent Peale complaining kindness people