Norman Vincent Peale

"Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy."

"Change your thoughts and you change your world."

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."

"Four things for success: work and pray, think and believe."

"It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship."

"It's always too early to quit."

"One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is."

"Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have."

"The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence."

"When every physical and mental resources is focused, one's power to solve a problem multiplies tremendously."