Dale Carnegie
Dale Carnegie
Dale Harbison Carnegiewas an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, a bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, Lincoln the Unknown, and several other books...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth24 November 1888
CityMaryville, MO
CountryUnited States of America
Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.
Talk to anyone about himself positively and he'll listen without interruption.
Learn to love, respect and enjoy other people.
Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.
Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
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
Feeling sorry for yourself, and you present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
Really important goals are accomplished by people who will keep trying even when there seems to be no hope.
I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious / because the obvious is what people need to be told.
Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible.
You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you
You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade