Dale Carnegie Quotes

“First ask yourself: What is the worst that can possibly happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.”

“The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.”

“Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction.”

“Once a decision is carefully reached, act! Get busy carrying out your decision – and dismiss all anxiety of the outcome”

“People support a world they helped create.”

“Don't be afraid to give your best to what seem to be small jobs. Every time you conquer one, it makes you that much stronger.”

“Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic.”

“Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.”

“When we stop fighting the inevitable, we release energy which enables us to create a richer life”

“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.”

“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.”

“Patience and perseverance will accomplish more in this world than a brilliant dash. Remember that when something goes wrong.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“A person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”

“To be interesting, be interested.”

“The expression one wears on one’s face is far more important than the clothes one wears on one’s back.”

“People like people who help them like themselves.”

“Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”

“When two partners always agree, one of them is not necessary.”

“The best way to win an argument is to avoid it.”

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

“There is only one way to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.”

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

“You can’t win an argument. You can’t because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it.”

“Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener”

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

“The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.”

“Do things for others and you’ll find your self-consciousness evaporating like morning dew.”

“Try leaving a friendly 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.”