--- title: "4 Dale Breckenridge Carnegie Quotes" description: "Dale Carnegie was an American writer and teacher of courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal sk..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/dale-breckenridge-carnegie-726_horse_blacksmiths-sometimes-twist-a-rope-tight_600544.jpg" --- # Dale Breckenridge Carnegie **4** quotes in **13** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Dale Carnegie was an American writer and teacher of 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 (1936), a bestseller that remains popula ## Quotes by Dale Breckenridge Carnegie > [“Blacksmiths sometimes twist a rope tight around the nose of a horse, and by thus inflicting a little pain they distract his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-breckenridge-carnegie/blacksmiths-sometimes-twist-a-rope-tight-around-the-nose-of-a-horse/) Dale Breckenridge Carnegie [Horse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/horse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/dale-breckenridge-carnegie-726_horse_blacksmiths-sometimes-twist-a-rope-tight_600544.jpg) > [“The first sign of greatness is when a man does not attempt to look and act great. Before you can call yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-breckenridge-carnegie/the-first-sign-of-greatness-is-when-a-man-does-not-attempt-to-look/) Dale Breckenridge Carnegie [Greatness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/greatness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cd/dale-breckenridge-carnegie-726_greatness_the-first-sign-of-greatness-is-when-a-ma_2175754.jpg) > [“A blow that would kill a civilized man soon heals on a savage. The higher we go in the scale of life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-breckenridge-carnegie/a-blow-that-would-kill-a-civilized-man-soon-heals-on-a-savage-the/) Dale Breckenridge Carnegie [Civilized-beings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civilized-beings/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/dale-breckenridge-carnegie-726_civilized-beings_a-blow-that-would-kill-a-civilized-man-s_2413214.jpg) > [“Students of public speaking continually ask, "How can I overcome self-consciousness and the fear that paralyzes me before an audience?" Did you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-breckenridge-carnegie/students-of-public-speaking-continually-ask-how-can-i-overcome-self/) Dale Breckenridge Carnegie [Bathing suit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bathing-suit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/dale-breckenridge-carnegie-726_bathing-suit_students-of-public-speaking-continually_3055503.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-breckenridge-carnegie/#itemlist", "name": "Dale Breckenridge Carnegie Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Blacksmiths sometimes twist a rope tight around the nose of a horse, and by thus inflicting a little pain they distract his attention from the shoeing process. One way to get air out of a glass is to pour in water. 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