Quotes by Dale Carnegie

“War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate”

“Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.”

“All the kings horses and all the kings men cant put the past together again. So lets remember: Dont try to saw sawdust.”

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

“You are merely not feeling equal to the tasks before you.”

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

“Applause is a receipt, not a bill.”

“The rare individual who honestly satisfies this heart-hunger (praise) will hold people in the palm of his hand, and even the undertaker will be sorry when he dies”

“Neither you nor I nor Einstein nor the Supreme Court of the United States is brilliant enough to reach an intelligent decision on any problem without first getting the facts”

“The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success, but the man who makes his own opportunities is, barring an accident, a sure-fire success”

“Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.”

It isnt 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.

Dont be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.

One of the 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.

It isnt 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.

you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry

A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still

there is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument - and that is to avoid it .

If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponents good will.

When two partners always agree, one of them is not necessary. If there is some point you havent thought about, be thankful if it is brought to your attention.