Dale Carnegie

The ability to speak well is the shortcut to distinction.

— Dale Carnegie

“Every one thinks he's a good person, even those on Death Row.”

— Dale Carnegie

“Criticism is futile because it puts a person on the defensive and usually makes him strive to justify himself. Criticism is dangerous,…

— Dale Carnegie

The very best way in all the world to overcome self-consciousn ess and shyness is to get interested in other people and…

— Dale Carnegie

An old man was asked what had robbed him of joy in his life. His reply was, "Things that never happened."

— Dale Carnegie

Let us not get so busy or live so fast that we can't listen to the music of the meadow or the…

— Dale Carnegie

Merely stating a truth isn't enough. The truth has to be made vivid, interesting, dramatic. You have to use showmanship.

— Dale Carnegie

We talk a lot about the importance of physical exercise to wake us up out of the half sleep in which so…

— Dale Carnegie

You and I are standing this very second at the meeting place of two eternities: the vast past that has endured forever,…

— Dale Carnegie

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

— Dale Carnegie

Make a man laugh a good hearty laugh, and you've paved the way for friendship. When a man laughs with you, he,…

— Dale Carnegie

“I shall pass this way but once; any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to…

— Dale Carnegie

Let's cease thinking of our accomplishments, our wants. Let's try to figure out the other man's good points. Then forget flattery. Give…

— Dale Carnegie

“If you do these things (read good books), what will be your reward? Gradually, unconsciously but inevitably, your diction will begin to…

— Dale Carnegie

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice,…

— Dale Carnegie

When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our…

— Dale Carnegie

If you got it, ask yourself why and try to repeat the action. If you failed, ask yourself why and try to…

— Dale Carnegie

People support a world they helped create.

— Dale Carnegie

The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far…

— Dale Carnegie

Don't Criticize, Condemn, Or Complain.

— Dale Carnegie

Your thoughts make you what you are; by changing our # thoughts we can change our lives.

— Dale Carnegie

The only way you can ever hope to be loved is to stop asking for it and start giving it; you only…

— Dale Carnegie

“All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory” was…

— Dale Carnegie

There is a reason why the other person thinks and acts as they do. Ferret out that reason - and you have…

— Dale Carnegie

He who treads softly goes far.

— Dale Carnegie