Dale Carnegie Quotes

1888-1955, American Author, Trainer
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“If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.”
Enthusiasm
“You are merely not feeling equal to the tasks before you.”
Courage
“If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.”
Results
“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.”
Present
“Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.”
Will and Will Power
“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”
Fun
“You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing.”
Enjoyment
“Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.”
Courage
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do.”
Fools and Foolishness
“Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.”
Work
“The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.”
Mistakes
“Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.”
Fatigue
“If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy”
Fear
“Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said.”
Speakers and Speaking
“The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.”
Communication
“We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do.”
Possibilities
“Tell me what gives a man or woman their greatest pleasure and I'll tell you their philosophy of life.”
Philosophers and Philosophy
“Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners.”
Speakers and Speaking
“Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.”
Happiness
“There is only one way... to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.”
Motivation
“Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.”
Enthusiasm
“Criticism of others is futile and if you indulge in it often you should be warned that it can be fatal to your career.”
Critics and Criticism
“First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.”
Preparation
“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The”
Risk
“I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need to be told.”
Facts
“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.”
Fear
“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.”
Past
“If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying.”
Worry
“The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.”
Success