Dale Carnegie Quotes

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

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.

Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

Tell the audience what you’re going to say, say it; then tell them what you’ve said.

If you want to gather honey, don’t kick over the beehive.

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

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?

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.

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

Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.

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.

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.

Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.

When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do.

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.