Dale Carnegie

Dale Breckenridge Carnegie was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936, a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln, entitled Lincoln the Unknown, as well as several other books.

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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.

When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.

Many people think that if they were only in some other place, or had some other job, they would be happy. Well, that is doubtful. So get as much happiness out of what you are doing as you can and don't put off being happy until some future date.

all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.

You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or is discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.

Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.

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.

If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves.

Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

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

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.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and selfcontrol to be understanding and forgiving.

The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

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

Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.

If you don't like their rules, whose would you use?

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

Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.

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

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. Our enemies would dance with joy if only they knew how they were worrying us, lacerating us, and getting even with us! Our hate is not hurting them at all, but our hate is turning our own days and nights into a hellish turmoil.

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