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Neville Goddard Quotes: The Most Powerful Lines That Bend Reality

The most powerful Neville Goddard quotes on imagination, assumption, feeling, consciousness, and the law of assumption. Use these lines to reprogram you...

Neville Goddard (1905–1972) was a Barbados-born teacher who spent more than thirty years lecturing on the hidden nature of consciousness. His central claim: your imagination, not external conditions, creates your experience. He called this the law of assumption — the principle that whatever you assume to be true, persistently and with feeling, must objectify in your outer world.

The quotes below are drawn from his books, lectures, and recorded talks. They are grouped by theme so you can return to the exact idea you need in the moment.

On Imagination

  • "Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last you create what you will."
  • "Imagination is the only redemptive power in the universe."
  • "Man's chief delusion is his conviction that there are causes other than his own state of consciousness."
  • "Your imagination is you yourself, and the world as your imagination sees it is the real world."
  • "An awakened imagination works with a purpose. It creates and conserves the desirable, and transforms or destroys the undesirable."
  • "The world is your imagination pushed out."
  • "Imagining creates reality."
  • "Your imagination is able to do all that you ask in proportion to the degree of your attention."
  • "If you will assume your desire and live there as though it were true, no power on earth can stop it from becoming a fact."
  • "The world is yourself pushed out. Ask yourself what you want and then give it to yourself. Do not question how it will come about."

On Assumption

  • "Assume the feeling of your wish fulfilled and observe the route that your attention follows."
  • "An assumption, though false, if persisted in, will harden into fact."
  • "To assume the feeling of your wish fulfilled and continue therein is to make the future dream a present fact."
  • "Change your conception of yourself and you will automatically change the world in which you live."
  • "What you believe to be true, what you assume to be true, that is the reality that you'll experience."
  • "Your assumption is the mold of your world."
  • "Assume it. You don't have to believe it; just assume it."
  • "Your assumption is the father of your experience."
  • "An assumption builds a bridge of incidents that lead inevitably to the fulfillment of itself."
  • "You cannot fail unless you give up the assumption."

On Feeling

  • "Feeling is the secret."
  • "The feeling of the wish fulfilled is the truth of any desire."
  • "Go to the end. Dwell in the feeling of the wish fulfilled."
  • "Live in the feeling of being the one you want to be and that you shall be."
  • "The moment you accept the wish as an accomplished fact, the subconscious finds means for its realization."
  • "Thinking from, rather than thinking of, the wish fulfilled is the secret of all successful operations."
  • "The feeling is the prayer."
  • "If you dwell in the feeling of the wish fulfilled, your world will conform to it."
  • "You must feel the thing as though it were true."
  • "Wear your assumption as you would wear a garment; it is the feeling that matters."

On Consciousness

  • "Consciousness is the one and only reality."
  • "You are already that which you want to be, and your refusal to believe it is the only reason you do not see it."
  • "The world is yourself pushed out."
  • "Awareness of being is the power of being."
  • "You are the operant power. It does not operate; it is you who operate it."
  • "Nothing comes from without; all things come from within."
  • "You are the God you have been seeking."
  • "Stop trying to change the world since it is only the mirror. Learn to change your consciousness; the mirror will change."
  • "Your consciousness is the only medium through which you can experience anything."
  • "Everything in your world is a projection of your own consciousness."

On The Law of Assumption

  • "The law of assumption is the law of creation."
  • "Assume that you are what you want to be and walk in that assumption."
  • "The law of assumption is the only law of the universe."
  • "You are not what you think; you are what you assume."
  • "The law of assumption is not a theory; it is a fact."
  • "What you persistently assume will inevitably externalize itself."
  • "You are free to assume any state you desire."
  • "The moment you assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled, the outer world must conform."
  • "Your world is the result of your assumptions."
  • "What you accept as true of yourself will become true of your world."

On Prayer & The State Akin To Sleep

  • "Prayer is not begging God for that which you do not have. Prayer is the feeling of the wish fulfilled."
  • "The state akin to sleep is the state in which you can command your subconscious."
  • "Drop into the feeling of the wish fulfilled just before sleep."
  • "Sleep is the door into the subconscious."
  • "The moment you are about to fall asleep is the most creative moment of the day."
  • "Prayer is not words; it is the feeling of the wish fulfilled."
  • "You can enter the state akin to sleep at any time by simply relaxing and imagining."
  • "The drowsy state is the portal through which you can enter any state you desire."
  • "Prayer is the voluntary transition into the feeling of the wish fulfilled."

On Abundance & Prosperity

  • "Abundance is the natural state of the universe."
  • "There is no shortage of supply; there is only a shortage of the assumption of supply."
  • "Prosperity is the consciousness of abundance."
  • "You cannot experience abundance until you assume the feeling of abundance."
  • "Wealth is not a thing; it is a state of consciousness."
  • "The feeling of abundance is the only thing that produces abundance."
  • "Assume that you are rich and riches will follow."
  • "The universe is your inheritance; claim it."

On Love & Relationships

  • "Everyone is you pushed out."
  • "You are loved by others in proportion to your assumption of being loved."
  • "You do not attract what you want; you attract what you assume."
  • "Assume you are loved and the world will love you."
  • "The other person is not the cause; your assumption is the cause."
  • "You cannot change another person; you can only change your assumption about them."
  • "Your world is your mirror, and everyone in it is reflecting your assumptions."
  • "Assume the other person is the person you want them to be."

On Revision & Persistence

  • "Revision is the most important gift of God."
  • "You can revise the day and make it conform to the day you wanted to have."
  • "Revision is the act of changing the past in your imagination."
  • "If you change the past, the future must change."
  • "Revision is the master key."
  • "You must persist until the assumption hardens into fact."
  • "Persistence is the key to the fulfillment of every desire."
  • "Continue in the assumption until the outer world confirms it."

How To Use These Quotes In Practice

Reading quotes is not enough. The power is in the assumption. Pick one quote that matches your current desire and do the following:

  1. Memorise it. Make it an inner reference point you can return to.
  2. Feel it as true. Do not just repeat the words. Dwell in the feeling the quote implies.
  3. Apply it before sleep. Use the state akin to sleep to drop into the feeling of the wish fulfilled.
  4. Return to it daily. Repetition builds the neural and emotional pathway that makes the assumption natural.

For a complete method on entering the state of the wish fulfilled, see our SATS technique guide. If you want a structured daily practice, our Manifestation Journal is built around the same hidden-teaching principles.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most famous Neville Goddard quote?

"Feeling is the secret" is his most widely quoted line. It captures the core of his teaching: imagination plus feeling is the creative power.

What did Neville Goddard mean by "Everyone is you pushed out"?

It means that other people reflect your inner assumptions. Change your assumption about them and their behaviour toward you will change. Read the full explanation in our Everyone Is You Pushed Out guide.

What is the law of assumption in one sentence?

You experience what you assume to be true, persistently and with feeling.

Are these quotes from Neville Goddard's books?

Yes. They are drawn from his published works and recorded lectures, including *The Power of Awareness*, *Feeling Is the Secret*, *Awakened Imagination*, and *The Law and the Promise*.

How can I use Neville Goddard quotes for manifestation?

Choose a quote that matches your desired state, feel it as true, and dwell in that feeling — especially before sleep. The quote becomes a doorway into the state of the wish fulfilled.

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For sourced lines from across the whole tradition, including Shinn, Troward and The Kybalion, see manifestation quotes from the original teachers.