Authors - Dale Carnegie
Brief Biography
Dale Breckenridge Carnegie (November 24, 1888 - November 1, 1955) was an American writer, lecturer, and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948), Lincoln the Unknown (1932), and several other books. - Wikipedia
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Quote 1115by Anonymous on 10/01/2011
Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.
Quote 1511by Anonymous on 14/01/2011
Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.
Quote 1684by Anonymous on 15/01/2011
Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.
Quote 2306by Anonymous on 27/01/2011
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.
Quote 2673by Anonymous on 03/02/2011
The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
Quote 2692by Anonymous on 03/02/2011
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.
Quote 2755by Anonymous on 03/02/2011
Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear.
Quote 3846by Anonymous on 12/02/2011
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.
Quote 3893by Anonymous on 12/02/2011
The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.
Quote 3911by Anonymous on 12/02/2011
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Quote 4071by Anonymous on 13/02/2011
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.
Quote 4072by Anonymous on 13/02/2011
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 discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.
Quote 4161by Anonymous on 15/02/2011
Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
Quote 4536by Anonymous on 23/02/2011
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
Quote 4793by Anonymous on 28/02/2011
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 days and nights into a hellish turmoil.
Quote 5402by Anonymous on 26/06/2011
It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings.
Quote 9344by Anonymous on 12/07/2012
If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
Quote 9913by Anonymous on 01/09/2012
Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practiced.
Quote 11431by Anonymous on 30/12/2012
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.
Quote 11985by Anonymous on 10/02/2013
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 that are blooming outside our windows today.
Quote 12743by Anonymous on 16/05/2013
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
Quote 12759by Anonymous on 18/05/2013
Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
