Dale Carnegie Quotes

Life is bigger than processes and overflows and dwarfs them.

It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings.

The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success, but the man who makes his own opportunities is, barring an accident, a sure-fire success

A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. Intelligence is like underwear, everyone has it, but you don't have to show it off. The expression a woman wears on her face is more important than the clothes she wears on her back.

The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

If half a century of living has taught me anything at all, it has taught me that nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

If we merely try to impress people and get people interested in us, we will never have many true, sincere friends. Friends, real friends, are not made that way.

Seventy per cent of all patients who come to physicians could cure themselves if they got rid of their fears and worries.

'When you have a lemon, make a lemonade.' That is what a great educator does. But the fool does the exact opposite. If he finds that life has handed him a lemon, he gives up and says, 'I 'm beaten. It is fate. I haven't got a chance.' Then he proceeds to rail against the world and indulge in an orgy of self-pity .

The way to defeat fear: decide on a course of conduct and follow it. Keep so busy and work so hard that you forget about being afraid.

Millions of people have wrecked their lives in angry turmoil, because they refused to accept the worst; refused to try to improve upon it; refused to salvage what they could from the wreck. Instead of trying to reconstruct their fortunes, they engaged in a bitter and "violent contest with experience"- and ended up victims of that brooding fixation known as melancholia.

I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?

There is only one way under high heaven to get anybody to do anything. Did you ever stop to think of that? Yes, just one way. And that is by making the other person want to do it.

There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors.

My popularity, my happiness and sense of worth depend to no small extent upon my skill in dealing with people.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

People support a world they helped create.

Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.

The best things in life are yours, if you can appreciate yourself.

...Be grateful for what you have to be thankful for instead of complaining about the little things that annoy you.

If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.

criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurt his sense of importace and arouse resentment.

There is a reason why the other man thinks and acts as he does. Ferret out that reason — and you have the key to his actions, perhaps to his personality. Try honestly to put yourself in his place.

arouse in the other person an eager want. He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot walks a lonely way.

You must have a good time meeting people if you expect them to have a good time meeting you.

Unjust criticism is usually disguised compliment. It often means that you have aroused jealously and envy. Remember that no one ever kicks a dead log.

Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, 'I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.' That is why dogs make such a hit. They are so glad to see us that they almost jump out of their skins. So, naturally, we are glad to see them.

Do you know someone you would like to change and regulate and improve? Good! That is fine. I am all in favor of it, But why not begin on yourself? From a purely selfish standpoint, that is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others - yes, and a lot less dangerous.

Good leaders are scarce; so I'm following myself.

The life of many a person could probably be changed if only someone would make him feel important.

The resentment that criticism engenders can demoralize employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has been condemned.

When you're afraid keep your mind on what you have to do. And if you have been thoroughly prepared you will not be afraid.

Excitement radiates through your eyes, your face, your voice, your soul, and your whole personality.

Let's fill our minds with thoughts of peace, courage, health, and hope, for "our life is what our thoughts make it."

Pay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do.

Create accomplishment from disappointments. Demoralization and disappointment are two of the surest going stones to achievement.

Winning friends begins with friendliness.

You can sing only what you are. You can paint only what you are. You must be what your experiences, your environment, and your heredity have made you. For better or for worse, you must play your own little instrument in the orchestra of life.

Remember that no one ever kicks a dead dog.

Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener

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Suppose you had inherited the same body and temperament and mind that Al Capone had. Suppose you had had his environment and experiences. You would then be precisely what he was. . . . For it is those things - and only those things - that made him what he was. . . . You deserve very little credit for being what you are - and remember, the people who come to you irritated, bigoted, unreasoning, deserve very little discredit for being what they are.

If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying.

Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.

Your smile is a messenger of your goodwill.

If you want to be happy, set yourself a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes. Happiness is within you. It comes from doing some certain thing into which you can put all your thought and energy. If you want to be happy, get enthusiastic about something.

Become genuinely interested in other people.

Today is our most precious possession. It is our only sure possession.