Dale Carnegie Quotes

"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get."

"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."

"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 conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."

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

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

"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do."

"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."

"Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto."

"Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still."

"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."

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

"Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind."

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

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

"Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said."

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

"Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed."

"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."

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

"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."

"When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade."

"Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success."

"You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you."