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
Dale Carnegie quotes about
- fate
- hands
- lemonade
- marketing
- hours
- great-communication
- flattery
- trouble
- counterfeit-money
- wrestling
- done
- world
- positive
- thinking
- happy-thoughts
- lasting-change
- resentment
- criticize
- yield
- anxiety
- praying
- overcoming-addiction
- risk
- chance
- being-yourself
- matter
- always-be-yourself
- heartfelt
- important
- enthusiasm
When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade
By criticizing, we do not make lasting changes and often incur resentment.
Is enthusiasm important in selling? Yes, genuine, heartfelt enthusiasm is one of the most potent factors of success in almost any undertaking.
Take a chance! All life is a chance
Practice, practice, practice in speaking before an audience will tend to remove all fear of audiences, just as practice in swimming will lead to confidence and facility in the water. You must learn to speak by speaking.
No matter what happens, always be yourself.
Every day I pray. I yield myself to God and the tensions and anxieties go out of me and peace and power come in.
If you act enthusiastic, you'll be enthusiastic!
If we think happy thoughts, we will be happy. If we think miserable thoughts, we will be miserable.
Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities.
Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours.
Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.
Flattery is counterfeit, and like counterfeit money, it will eventually get you into trouble if you pass it to someone else.