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Dale Carnegie

30 quotes

Selected quotes · 30
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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 that are blooming outside our windows today.
Dale CarnegieHappiness
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Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.
Dale CarnegieCourage
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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 it.
Dale CarnegieAction
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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.
Dale CarnegieAction
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The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
Dale CarnegieAction
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Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
Dale CarnegieCourage
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Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Dale CarnegieHappiness
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One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.
Dale CarnegieAction
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Even if we can't love our enemies, lest at least love ourselves. Let's love ourselves so much that we won't permit our enemies to control our happiness, our health, and our looks.
Dale CarnegieHappiness
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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.
Dale CarnegieSelf-belief
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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.
Dale CarnegieAction
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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 will tend to take care of themselves.
Dale CarnegieFreedom
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Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
Dale CarnegieCourage
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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.
Dale CarnegieAction
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Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.
Dale CarnegieAction
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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.
Dale CarnegieHappiness
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When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
Dale CarnegiePhilosophy
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Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
Dale CarnegieResilience
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The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.
Dale CarnegieCreativity
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Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
Dale CarnegieHappiness
21
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
Dale CarnegieWisdom
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Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.
Dale CarnegieHappiness
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Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.
Dale CarnegieFreedom
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Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
Dale CarnegieWisdom
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Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions; it is governed by our mental attitude.
Dale CarnegieHappiness
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People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
Dale CarnegieAction
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Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
Dale CarnegieAction
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If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
Dale CarnegieCourage
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Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
Dale CarnegieCourage
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The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping.
Dale CarnegieHappiness