Dale Carnegie Quotes

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Improving yourself is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others.

Dale Carnegie

Trying, Improving Yourself, Improving

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If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be.

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Inspirational, Being Yourself, Finding Yourself

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Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think. So start each day by thinking of all the things you have to be thankful for. Your future will depend very largely on the thoughts you think today. So think thoughts of hope and confidence and love and success.

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Confidence, Gratitude, Thinking

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Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

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Funny, Faith, Time

Dale Carnegie (2010). “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living”, p.372, Simon and Schuster

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When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.

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Relationship, Emotional, Remember You

Dale Carnegie (2017). “The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking”, p.161, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

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Gratitude, Character, Self

Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to win friends & influence people”, p.21, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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If you do something for someone else, never remember. If someone does something for you, never forget.

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Doe, Remember, Never Forget

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

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Confidence, Fear, Weight Loss

Dale Carnegie (2017). “How to enjoy your life and your job”, p.13, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.

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Mistake, Criticize, Persons

Dale Carnegie (2010). “How To Enjoy Your Life And Your Job”, p.210, Simon and Schuster

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Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement.

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Encouragement, Criticism, Ability

Dale Carnegie (2010). “How To Win Friends and Influence People”, p.220, Simon and Schuster

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Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get.

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Giving, Eulogy, Boomerang

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Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.

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Kindness, May, Valentine's Day

Dale Carnegie (2017). “The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking”, p.153, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.

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Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to stop worrying & start living”, p.92, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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Take charge of your attitude.
Don't let someone else choose it for you.

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Attitude, Taking Charge, My Attitude

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If you want to be a good conversationalist, be a good listener. To be interesting, be interested.

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Interesting, Want, Good Conversation

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Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

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Love, Inspirational, Funny

Dale Carnegie (2017). “How to enjoy your life and your job”, p.102, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes them strive to justify themselves. Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts their sense of importance, and arouses resentment.

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Hurt, Pride, Criticism

Dale Carnegie (0101). “Best of Dale Carnegie Vol-I”, p.13, Prabhat Prakashan

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Face the thing that seems overwhelming and you will be surprised how your fear will melt away.

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Faces, Overwhelming, Seems

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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.

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Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Dale Carnegie (2017). “How to enjoy your life and your job”, p.59, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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If you must make a mistake, make a new one each time.

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Mistake, Ifs

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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 al, but our hate is turning our days and nights into a hellish turmoil.

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Life, Inspiring, Forgiveness

Dale Carnegie (2010). “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living”, p.187, Simon and Schuster

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The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

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Sweet, Grandchildren, Way

Dale Carnegie (2010). “How To Win Friends and Influence People”, p.115, Simon and Schuster

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The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

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Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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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.

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Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to stop worrying & start living”, p.22, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.

Dale Carnegie

Planning, Hours

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Born: November 24, 1888
Died: November 1, 1955
Occupation: Writer
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