Explore Quotes by Dale Carnegie

The life of many a person could probably be changed if only someone would make him feel important.

There is no such thing as constructive criticism.

The thing is to get the work done.

Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance.

If we want to make friends, let's greet people with animation and enthusiasm.

Happiness is largely an attitude of mind, of viewing life from the right angle.

Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, 'I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.' That is why dogs make such a hit. They are so glad to see us that they almost jump out of their skins. So, naturally, we are glad to see them.

There is only one excuse for a speaker's asking the attention of his audience: he must have either truth or entertainment for them.

Take charge of your attitude. _x000D_ Don't let someone else choose it for you.

Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely.

The man who starts out going nowhere, generally gets there.

If you want others to like you, if you want to develop real friendships, if you want to help others at the same time as you help yourself, keep this principle in mind: Become genuinely interested in other people.

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?

If you want to develop courage, do the thing you fear and keep on _x000D_ doing it until you have a record of successful experiences behind you. That is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear. 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.

Seventy per cent of all patients who come to physicians could cure themselves if they got rid of their fears and worries.

Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt.

When you face a problem, solve it then and there if you have the facts necessary to make a decision. Don't keep putting off decisions.

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.

The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book.

When dealing with people, let us remember that we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity. ...Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

We can't win friends with a scowling face and an upbraiding voice.