2241 | Dr. Norman Vincent Peale: "I Am Greater than Anything that Could Ever Happen to Me.”
The Quote of the Day Show | Daily Motivational Talks
Sean Croxton
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🗓️ 8 August 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale shares a timeless lesson on the power of attitude. Through the inspiring story of Jesse Owens, Peale shows us that facts may be fixed, but our mindset can transform outcomes. Learn how belief, discipline, and a winning attitude can lift anyone beyond their circumstances — and why your attitude matters more than the facts themselves.
Source: (Cassette tape from 1977) Dr Norman Vincent Peale - "How To Make Positive Thinking Work For You”
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| 0:00.0 | It isn't all that important what happens to you. |
| 0:04.0 | The important thing is what you think about, what happens to you. Welcome back to the quote of the day show. |
| 0:28.4 | I'm your host Sean Croxton. |
| 0:29.5 | We got Dr. Norman Vincent Peel on the show to wrap up our week. |
| 0:35.2 | I love today's quote. |
| 0:36.9 | I am greater than anything that can ever |
| 0:40.1 | happen to me. Isn't that the truth? Like, of course, we're always going to come against problems |
| 0:45.2 | and obstacles, but instead of letting them get you down, instead of letting them shift your |
| 0:51.3 | attitude in a negative way, you got to look at yourself in the mirror and say, |
| 0:54.9 | I am bigger than this. I have a mind. I got a conscious mind. I got a subconscious mind. I have a will. |
| 1:00.9 | I have all these things. I have all these tools and resources that I came to earth with. |
| 1:06.2 | And with those tools and resources, you have the ability to overcome anything that comes and steps in your way. |
| 1:11.8 | You are greater than anything that can ever happen to you. |
| 1:17.5 | Dr. Peel's coming up. |
| 1:19.7 | Now, I believe also that it's important to have a positive attitude. |
| 1:27.4 | Attitude is very vital. |
| 1:31.3 | In fact, I once met a man, a prominent educator who said to me, |
| 1:38.3 | something that really startled me, he said, |
| 1:40.3 | Attitudes are more important than facts. Well, at first, that jarred me. What attitudes are more important than facts. |
| 1:46.5 | Well, at first, that jarred me. |
| 1:48.7 | What could be more important than a fact? |
| 1:49.7 | There is a fact. |
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