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Optimism is a philosophy based on the belief that basically life is good, that, in the long run, the good in life overbalances the evil.

— Norman Vincent Peale Have a Great Day (1986)

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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.

Positive Thinking Every Day : An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year (1993)

Every individual forms his own estimate of himself and that basic estimate goes far toward determining what he becomes.

Happiness will never come if it's a goal in itself; happiness is a by-product of a commitment to worthy causes.

The Power of Positive Living (1992)

If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll get nothing done.

Behavior in Organizations : Understanding & Managing the Human Side of Work (1995)

Change your thoughts and you can change the world.

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There is no governor anywhere; you are all absolutely free. There is no restraint that cannot be escaped.

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Every morning
I shall concern myself anew about the boundary
Between the love-deed-Yes and the power-deed-No
And pressing forward honor reality.

Martin Buber Power and Love (1926)

In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true is true or becomes true, within certain limits to be found experientially and experimentally. These limits are further beliefs to be transcended.

John C. Lilly The Human Biocomputer (1974)

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