Merely stating a truth isn't enough. The truth has to be made vivid, interesting, dramatic. You have to use showmanship. — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out. — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
The unvarnished truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way, and a sure… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
There is only one excuse for a speaker's asking the attention of his audience: he must have either truth or entertainment for… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
Live an active life among people who are doing worthwhile things, keep eyes and ears and mind and heart open to absorb… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
“When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate, and glorify the obvious - because the obvious is what people need to be told. — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
You can make more friends in two months by becoming more interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
“The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.” — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
“Apply the blacksmith's homely principle when you are speaking. If you feel deeply about your subject you will be able to think of little… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
I realize now that people are not thinking about you and me or caring what is said about us. They are thinking about themselves-before… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars. — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
If you want to know how to make people shun you and laugh at you behind your back and even despise you, here is… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
