Quotes by Dale Carnegie

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

Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesnt depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.

Remember, happiness doesnt depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.

Remember, happiness doesnt 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.

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.

Your smile is a messenger of your good will.

You can dramatize your ideas in business or in any other aspect of your life. It’s easy

If youre wrong, admit it!

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

Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.

Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.

Students of public speaking continually ask, How can I overcomeself-consciousness and the fear that paralyzes me before anaudience?Did you ever notice in looking from a train window that somehorses feed near the track and never even pause to look up at thethundering cars, while just ahead at the next railroad crossing afarmers wife will be nervously trying to quiet her scared horse asthe train goes by?How would you cure a horse that is afraid of cars—graze him in aback-woods lot where he would never see steam-engines orautomobiles, or drive or pasture him where he would frequently seethe machines?Apply horse-sense to ridding yourself of self-consciousness andfear: face an audience as frequently as you can, and you will soon stop shying. You can never attainfreedom from stage-fright by reading a treatise. A book may giveyou excellent suggestions on how best to conduct yourself in thewater, but sooner or later you must get wet, perhaps even strangleand be half scared to death. There are a great many wetlessbathing suits worn at the seashore, but no one ever learns to swimin them. To plunge is the only way.

It never hurts a fool to appear before anaudience, for his capacity is not a capacity for feeling.

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.

I instantly saw something I admired no end. So while he was weighing my envelope, I remarked with enthusiasm: I certainly wish I had your head of hair. He looked up, half-startled, his face beaming with smiles. Well, it isnt as good as it used to be, he said modestly. I assured him that although it might have lost some of its pristine glory, nevertheless it was still magnificent. He was immensely pleased. We carried on a pleasant little conversation and the last thing he said to me was: Many people have admired my hair. Ill bet that person went out to lunch that day walking on air. Ill bet he went home that night and told his wife about it. Ill bet he looked in the mirror and said: It is a beautiful head of hair. I told this story once in public and a man asked me afterwards: What did you want to get out of him? What was I trying to get out of him!!! What was I trying to get out of him!!! If we are so contemptibly selfish that we cant radiate a little happiness and pass on a bit of honest appreciation without trying to get something out of the other person in return - if our souls are no bigger than sour crab apples, we shall meet with the failure we so richly deserve.

If I knew your thoughts, I would know what you are, for your thoughts make you who you are. By changing our thoughts, we can change our lives.

You can make more friends in two months by being interested in other people than in two years of trying to get people interested in you.

Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today.

Could my opponents be right? Partly right? Is there truthor merit in their position or argument? Is my reaction onethat will relieve the problem, or will it just relieve any frustration? Will my reaction drive my opponents further awayor draw them closer to me? Will my reaction elevate the estimation good people have of me? Will I win or lose?What price will I have to pay if I win? If I am quiet about it,will the disagreement blow over? Is this difficult situationan opportunity for me?