An old man was asked what had robbed him of joy in his life. His reply was, "Things that never happened." Dale Carnegie More Quotes by Dale Carnegie More Quotes From Dale Carnegie If you want to win friends, make it a point to remember them. If you remember my name, you pay me a subtle compliment; you indicate that I have made an impression on you. Remember my name and you add to my feeling of importance. Dale Carnegie motivationalinspirationalfriendship It is the way we react to circumstances that determines our feelings. Dale Carnegie gratitudefeelingshappiness Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think. Dale Carnegie positivehappinessinspirational If you want to be happy, set yourself a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes. Happiness is within you. It comes from doing some certain thing into which you can put all your thought and energy. If you want to be happy, get enthusiastic about something. Dale Carnegie energygoalinspire When we have accepted the worst, we have nothing more to lose. And that automatically means we have everything to gain. Dale Carnegie gainslifemean If you disagree with them you may be tempted to interrupt. But don't. It is dangerous. They won't pay attention to you while they still have a lot of ideas of their own crying for expression. So listen patiently and with an open mind. Dale Carnegie expressionmindideas Cash can buy, but it takes enthusiasm to sell. Dale Carnegie sellscashenthusiasm Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement. Dale Carnegie abilityencouragementcriticism Confusion is the main cause of worry Dale Carnegie causesconfusionworry Do you remember the things you were worrying about a year ago? How did they work out? Didn't you waste a lot of fruitless energy on account of most of them? Didn't most of them turn out all right after all? Dale Carnegie letting-goinspirationalyears Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember "Life is too short to be little". Dale Carnegie life-is-too-shortupsetlife-is-short Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed. Dale Carnegie confidencesuccessinspirational You are going to survive. And good things are going to start to happen again. And one day you are going to look back and this will not even be such a bad thing Dale Carnegie one-daygood-thingslooks Our trouble is not ignorance, but inaction. Dale Carnegie inactionignorancetrouble Believe you will be successful and you will. Dale Carnegie being-successfulsuccessfulbelieve Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. Dale Carnegie confidencefearweight-loss People are not interested in you. They are not interested in me. They are interested in themselves - morning, noon and after dinner. Dale Carnegie noonmorningpeople If you want to develop courage, do the thing you fear and keep on Dale Carnegie recordssuccessfulmind Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise. Dale Carnegie heartyimprovementpraise you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry Dale Carnegie self-improvementsizepersons