Dale Carnegie Quotes

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.

If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be.

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

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.

When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. He has little competition.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.

Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.

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

If you do something for someone else, never remember. If someone does something for you, never forget.

An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.

Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get.

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

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.

Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.

You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

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

Give Honest and Sincere Appreciation.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.

You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.

If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work.

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.

It isn't work that makes you tired, it's your mental attitude.

There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.

Your smile brightens the lives of all who see it. To someone who has seen a dozen people frown, scowl or turn their faces away, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds.

By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected.

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

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

All the king's horses and all the king's men can't put the past together again. So let's remember: Don't try to saw sawdust.

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

Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.

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

Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.

Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means.

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.

Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.

Learning is an active process. We learn by doing.. Only knowledge that is used sticks in your mind.

Criticism of others is futile and if you indulge in it often you should be warned that it can be fatal to your career.