Quotes by Dale Carnegie

Dale Carnegie was an American writer, lecturer, and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. His most famous book was How to Win Friend and Influence People.

“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.”

“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.”

“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.”

“Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.”

“Remember happiness doesn’t depend on who you are or what you have; it depends soley upon what you think”

“The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another’s keeping.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.”

“Do you remember the things you were worrying about a year ago? How did they work out? Didn’t you waste a lot of fruitless energy on account of most of them? Didn’t most of them turn out all right after all?” “If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying.”

“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.”

“It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings.”

“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.”

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

“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.”