It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. Dale Carnegie More Quotes by Dale Carnegie More Quotes From Dale Carnegie Appreciation is the legal tender that all souls enjoy. Dale Carnegie soul inspiring appreciation Stop worrying and start living. Dale Carnegie encouraging worry life Names are the sweetest and most important sound in any language. Dale Carnegie important names sound Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all that life really means. Dale Carnegie work life mean When you're afraid keep your mind on what you have to do. And if you have been thoroughly prepared you will not be afraid. Dale Carnegie prepared has-beens mind Neither you nor I nor Einstein nor the Supreme Court of the United States is brilliant enough to reach an intelligent decision on any problem without first getting the facts Dale Carnegie united-states intelligent decision The resentment that criticism engenders can demoralize employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has been condemned. Dale Carnegie members resentment criticism Your thoughts make you what you are; by changing our # thoughts we can change our lives. Dale Carnegie our-thoughts our-lives Let's find and remedy all our weaknesses before our enemies get a chance to say a word. That is what Charles Darwin did. ...When Darwin completed the manuscript of his immortal book "The Origin Of Species" he realized that the publication of his revolutionary concept of creation would rock the intellectual and religious worlds. So he became his own critic and spent another 15 years checking his data, challenging his reasoning, and criticizing his conclusions. Dale Carnegie rocks religious book You can't get anywhere in this world without wanting to do something. Dale Carnegie this-world world Even in such technical lines as engineering, about 15% of one's financial success is due one's technical knowledge and about 85% is due to skill in human engineering, to personality and the ability to lead people. Dale Carnegie technology wisdom knowledge The best argument is that which seems merely an explanation. Dale Carnegie argument explanation seems Hurting a man in his dignity is a crime. Dale Carnegie dignity hurt men i really like reading books Dale Carnegie reading-books reading book Look your audience straight in the eyes, and begin to talk as if every one of them owed you money. Dale Carnegie audience eye looks An argument would have begun to steam and boil and sputter - and you know how arguments end. Even if I had convinced him that he was wrong, his pride would have made it difficult for him to back down and give in. Dale Carnegie down-and pride giving Remember that unjust critisism is often a disquised compliment. Dale Carnegie giving-up fear success Close your eyes. You might try saying. . . something like this: "The sun is shining overhead. The sky is blue and sparkling. Nature is calm and in control of the world-and I, as nature's child, am in tune with the Universe." Or-better still-pray! Dale Carnegie nature eye children You are merely not feeling equal to the tasks before you. Dale Carnegie tasks courage feelings There is a reason why the other man thinks and acts as he does. Ferret out that reason — and you have the key to his actions, perhaps to his personality. Try honestly to put yourself in his place. Dale Carnegie keys personality thinking