Famous Dale Carnegie Quotations

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"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain -- and most fools do."
by Dale Carnegie
"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."
by Dale Carnegie
"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing."
by Dale Carnegie
"If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done."
by Dale Carnegie
"Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves."
by Dale Carnegie
"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do."
by Dale Carnegie
"Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours"
by Dale Carnegie
"Are you bored with life Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours."
by Dale Carnegie
"Big shots are only little shots who kept on shooting."
by Dale Carnegie
"Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses."
by Dale Carnegie
"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"
by Dale Carnegie
"Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves"
by Dale Carnegie
"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves."
by Dale Carnegie
"Fear not those who argue but those who dodge"
by Dale Carnegie
"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep."
by Dale Carnegie
"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep"
by Dale Carnegie
"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep."
by Dale Carnegie
"If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance."
by Dale Carnegie
"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."
by Dale Carnegie
"It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings."
by Dale Carnegie
"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about."
by Dale Carnegie
"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about"
by Dale Carnegie
"One of the most appalling comments on our present way of life is that half of all the beds in our hospitals are reserved for patients with nervous and mental troubles, patients who have collapsed under the crushing burden of accumulated yesterdays and fearful tomorrows. Yet a vast majority of those people would be walking the streets today, leading happy, useful lives, if they had only heeded the words of Jesus: 'Have no anxiety about the morrow'; or the words of Sir William Osler; 'Live in day-tight compartments."
by Dale Carnegie
"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 blooming outside our windows today."
by Dale Carnegie
"ôTake a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare"
by Dale Carnegie
"Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have it depends solely upon what you think."
by Dale Carnegie
"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get."
by Dale Carnegie
"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get"
by Dale Carnegie
"Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare."
by Dale Carnegie
"Take a chance All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare."
by Dale Carnegie
"The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure"
by Dale Carnegie
"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. If you don't like their rules whose would you use"
by Dale Carnegie
"The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore."
by Dale Carnegie
"The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it"
by Dale Carnegie
"When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity."
by Dale Carnegie
"When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness. Our enemies would dance with joy if only they knew how they were worrying us, lacerating us, and getting even with us! Our hate is not hurting them at all, but our hate is turning our own days and nights into a hellish turmoil."
by Dale Carnegie
"You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you."
by Dale Carnegie
"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."
by Dale Carnegie
"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"
by Dale Carnegie
"Why prove to a man he is wrong? Is that going to make him like you? Why not let him save face? He didn't ask for your opinion. He didn't want it. Why argue with him? You can't win an argument, because if you lose, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it. Why? You will feel fine. But what about him? You have made him feel inferior, you hurt his pride, insult his intelligence, his judgment, and his self-respect, and he'll resent your triumph. That will make him strike back, but it will never make him want to change his mind. A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still."
by Dale Carnegie
"Criticism of others is futile and if you indulge in it often you should be warned that it can be fatal to your career."
by Dale Carnegie
"You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing."
by Dale Carnegie
"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."
by Dale Carnegie
"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."
by Dale Carnegie
"Many people think that if they were only in some other place, or had some other job, they would be happy. Well, that is doubtful. So get as much happiness out of what you are doing as you can and don't put off being happy until some future date."
by Dale Carnegie
"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. If you don't like their rules, whose would you use?"
by Dale Carnegie
"The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way."
by Dale Carnegie
"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."
by Dale Carnegie
"We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do."
by Dale Carnegie
"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."
by Dale Carnegie
"If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive."
by Dale Carnegie
"Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said."
by Dale Carnegie
"Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners."
by Dale Carnegie
"You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime."
by Dale Carnegie


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