Norman Vincent Peale Quotes


I was brought up on the romance of American achievement. No matter where you start, if you work hard and if you think positively and if you dream dreams and if you have good character, you can lift the status of yourself, your family, your friends and everyone around you. This doesn't mean that your object in life is to become rich or famous. Just do the best you can with yourself. I think that Almighty God has put that into us and I'm going to do the best I can with myself. That's what I call the romance of achievement. Achievement means to be what, by the grace of God, you can be.


Citations

Peale, Norman Vincent. The True Joy of Positive Living. William Morrow, 1984.

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Norman Vincent Peale
Norman Vincent Peale
  • Born: May 31, 1898
  • Died: December 24, 1993
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author

Norman Vincent Peale was an American minister and author who is best known for his work in popularizing the concept of positive thinking, especially through his best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking. He served as the pastor of Marble Collegiate Church, New York, from 1932 until 1984, leading a Reformed Church in America congregation.