An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing. Dale Carnegie More Quotes by Dale Carnegie More Quotes From Dale Carnegie John Wanamaker, founder of the stores that bear his name, once confessed: "I learned thirty years ago that it is foolish to scold. I have enough trouble overcoming my own limitations without fretting over the fact that God has not seen fit to distribute evenly the gift of intelligence. Dale Carnegie names facts years Believe that you will succeed, and you will. Dale Carnegie confidence success believe In fact, merely writing the facts on a piece of paper and stating our problem clearly goes a long way toward helping us to reach a sensible decision. Dale Carnegie decision writing long So if you aspire to be a good conversationali st, be an attentive listener. Dale Carnegie good-conversation aspire listeners Any fool can try to defend his or her mistakes- and most fools do- but it raises one above the herd and gives one a feeling of nobility and exultation to admit one's mistakes. Dale Carnegie mistake feelings giving Our mental attitude is the x factor that determines our fate. Dale Carnegie fate determine attitude If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying. Dale Carnegie failure people thinking When we have a brilliant idea, instead of making others think it is ours, why not let them cook and stir the idea themselves. Dale Carnegie why-not ideas thinking Let's fill our minds with thoughts of peace, courage, health, and hope, for "our life is what our thoughts make it." Dale Carnegie mind Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success. Dale Carnegie success motivational life Is enthusiasm important in selling? Yes, genuine, heartfelt enthusiasm is one of the most potent factors of success in almost any undertaking. Dale Carnegie heartfelt important enthusiasm I know men and women can banish worry, fear and various kinds of illnesses, and can transform their lives by changing their thoughts. I know! I know! I know! I have seen such incredible transformations performed hundreds of times. I have seen them so often that I no longer wonder at them. Dale Carnegie anticipation worry men Develop success from failures. Dale Carnegie In short, we lose the freshness and spontaneity of true conversation. These are areas in which everyone interested in self-improvement will seek to improve. Dale Carnegie spontaneity improvement self Let us not get so busy or live so fast that we can't listen to the music of the meadow or the symphony that glorifies the forest. Some things in the world are far more important than wealth; one of them is the ability to enjoy simple things. Dale Carnegie simplicity symphony simple Today is the only time we can possibly live. Dale Carnegie live-for-today awareness today The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back. Dale Carnegie fashion happiness inspirational Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. When you're afraid, keep your mind on what you have to do...if you have been thoroughly prepared, you will not be afraid. We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do. Dale Carnegie successful dream mistake Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident. Dale Carnegie prepared be-confident public-speaking I want you to think of your life as an hourglass. You know there are thousands of grains of sand in the top of the hourglass; and they all pass slowly and evenly through the narrow neck in the middle. Nothing you or I could do would make more than one grain of sand pass through this narrow neck without impairing the hourglass. You and I and everyone else are like this hourglass. Dale Carnegie necks tasks thinking
