Dale Carnegie Quotes

The chronic kicker, even the most violent critic, will frequently soften and be subdued in the presence of a patient, sympathetic listener— a listener who will be silent while the irate fault-finder dilates like a king cobra and spews the poison out of his system.

Merely stating a truth isn't enough. The truth has to be made vivid, interesting, dramatic. You have to use showmanship.

You are merely not feeling equal to the tasks before you.

If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.

If you increase your success by even a mere 10 percent, you have become 10 percent more effective as a leader than you were before.

Learn to love, respect and enjoy other people.

I realize now that people are not thinking about you and me or caring what is said about us. They are thinking about themselves-before breakfast, after breakfast, and right on until ten minutes past midnight. They would be a thousand times more concerned about a slight headache of their own than they would about the news of your death or mine.

In order to make friends you must first be friendly

Get the facts. Let's not even attempt to solve our problems without first collecting all the facts in an impartial manner.

Cash can buy, but it takes enthusiasm to sell.

Each party should gain from the negotiation.

Create happiness for others.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

when the fierce, burning winds blow over our lives-and we cannot prevent them-let us, too, accept the inevitable. And then get busy and pick up the pieces.

Take a chance! All life is a chance

Do things for others and you'll find your self-consciousness evaporating like morning dew.

The very best way in all the world to overcome self-consciousn ess and shyness is to get interested in other people and to think of them and, almost miraculously, your timidity will pass. Do something for other people. Practice deeds of kindness, acts of friendliness, and you'll be surprised to see what happens.

Face the thing that seems overwhelming and you will be surprised how your fear will melt away.

When Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, he confessed that if he could be right 75 percent of the time, he would reach the highest measure of his expectation. . . . If that was the highest rating that one of the most distinguished men of the twentieth century could hope to obtain, what about you and me?

You and I are standing this very second at the meeting place of two eternities: the vast past that has endured forever, and the future that is plunging on to the last syllable of recorded time. We can't possible live in either of those eternities - no, not even for a split second. But, by trying to do so, we can wreck both our bodies and our minds. So let's be content to live the only time we can possible live: from now until bedtime.

If you want enemies, excel your friends; but if you want friends, let your friends excel you.

If you have some idea you believe in, don't listen to the croaking chorus. Listen only to what your own inner voice tells you.

By talking to yourself about the things you have to be grateful for you can fill your mind with thoughts that soar and sing.

Take stock of your fears now and see how many of them are senseless. If you are honest with yourself you will probably find most of them are groundless.

People are not interested in you. They are not interested in me. They are interested in themselves - morning, noon and after dinner.

If you act enthusiastic, you'll be enthusiastic!

Your thoughts make you what you are; by changing our #‎ thoughts we can change our lives.

Always have something to say. The man who has something to say and who is known never to speak unless he has, is sure to be listened to.�

If we are so contemptibly selfish that we can’t radiate a little happiness and pass on a bit of honest appreciation without trying to screw something out of the other person in return—if our souls are no bigger than sour crab apples, we shall meet with the failure we so richly deserve.

Don't you have much more faith in ideas that you discover for yourself than in ideas that are handed to you on a silver platter?

Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.

One can win the attention and time and cooperation of even the most sought-after people by becoming genuinely interested in them.

Don't Criticize, Condemn, Or Complain.

So, to prevent fatigue and worry, the first rule is: Rest often. Rest before you get tired.

Obviously, circumstances alone do not make us happy or unhappy. It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings. Jesus said that the kingdom of heaven is within you. That is where the kingdom of hell is, too.

There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one's errors. It not only clears up the air of guilt and defensiveness, but often helps solve the problem created by the error

Give your problem all the thought you possibly can before a solution is reached. But when the matter is settled and over with, worry not at all.

In a Nutshell - Fundamental Techniques In Handling People; Principle 1 - Don't criticize, condemn or complain; Principle 2 - Give honest and sincere appreciation; Principle 3 - Arouse in the other person an eager want.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.

Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

Arouse in the other person an eager want.

This is the only chance you will ever have on earth with this exciting adventure called life. So why not plan it, and try to live it as richly, as happily as possible?

Try leaving a trail of little sparks of gratitude on your daily trips. You will be surprised how they will set small flames of friendship that will be rose beacons on your next visit.

Let us praise even the slightest improvement. That inspires the other person to keep on improving.

Check up each week on the progress you are making. Ask yourself what mistakes you have made, what improvement, what lessons you have learned for the future.

if you want to keep happiness , you have to share it !

...the best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today's work superbly today. That is the only possible way you can prepare for the future.