Dale Carnegie

In fact, merely writing the facts on a piece of paper and stating our problem clearly goes a long way toward helping us to reach a sensible decision.

...Be grateful for what you have to be thankful for instead of complaining about the little things that annoy you.

Take stock of your fears now and see how many of them are senseless. If you are honest with yourself you will probably find most of them are groundless.

Let's fight for our happiness by following a daily program of cheerful and constructive thinking.

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living.

You are merely not feeling equal to the tasks before you.

Give Honest and Sincere Appreciation.

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

If you must make a mistake, make a new one each time.

Merely stating a truth isn't enough. The truth has to be made vivid, interesting, dramatic. You have to use showmanship.

The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation.

The biggest lesson I have learned is the stupendous importance of what we think. If I knew what you think, I would know what you are, for your thoughts make you what you are; by changing our thoughts, we can change our lives.

Keep your mind open to change all the time. Welcome it. Court it. It is only by examining and reexamining your opinions and ideas that you can progress.

The only way on Earth to influence other people is to talk about what they want and show them how to get it.

By criticizing, we do not make lasting changes and often incur resentment.

Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement.

Become genuinely interested in other people.

Live an active life among people who are doing worthwhile things, keep eyes and ears and mind and heart open to absorb truth, and then tell of the things you know, as if you know them. The world will listen, for the world loves nothing so much as real life.

If your own mind is muddled, much more will the minds of your hearers be confused.

A talk is a voyage. It must be charted. The speaker who starts nowhere, usually gets there.

There is only one way under high heaven to get anybody to do anything. Did you ever stop to think of that? Yes, just one way. And that is by making the other person want to do it.