Remember happiness doesn't depend on who you are or what you have it depends solely upon what you think. Dale Carnegie More Quotes by Dale Carnegie More Quotes From Dale Carnegie STOP Dale Carnegie starsbeautifullooks Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Dale Carnegie hobbieslive-for-todaylive-in-the-moment Millions of people have wrecked their lives in angry turmoil, because they refused to accept the worst; refused to try to improve upon it; refused to salvage what they could from the wreck. Instead of trying to reconstruct their fortunes, they engaged in a bitter and "violent contest with experience"- and ended up victims of that brooding fixation known as melancholia. Dale Carnegie acceptancetryingpeople Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic. Dale Carnegie enthusiasm-for-lifeencouragementmotivational People aren't interested in you. They're interested in themselves Dale Carnegie copywritingadvertisingpeople Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners. Dale Carnegie taughtfailingattention Merely stating a truth isn't enough. The truth has to be made vivid, interesting, dramatic. You have to use showmanship. Dale Carnegie truthuseinteresting When two partners always agree, one of them is not necessary." If there is some point you haven't thought about, be thankful if it is brought to your attention. Dale Carnegie being-thankfulattentiontwo A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. Intelligence is like underwear, everyone has it, but you don't have to show it off. The expression a woman wears on her face is more important than the clothes she wears on her back. Dale Carnegie clothesimportantexpression Be a balanced optimist. Nobody is suggesting that you become an oblivious Pollyanna, pretending that nothing bad can or ever will happen. Doing so can lead to poor decisions and invites people to take advantage of you. Instead, be a rational optimist who takes the good with the bad, in hopes of the good ultimately outweighing the bad, and with the understanding that being pessimistic about everything accomplishes nothing. Prepare for the worst but hope for the best - the former makes you sensible, and the latter makes you an optimist. Dale Carnegie accomplish-nothingoptimisticpoor-decisions Almost all the progress ever made in human thought has been made by the Doubting Thomas's, the questioners, the challengers, the show-me crowd. Dale Carnegie progressdoubtlife You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime. Dale Carnegie positiveappreciationbeing-happy Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto. Dale Carnegie live-for-todaylive-in-the-momentwind The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules, whose would you use? Dale Carnegie bookideasjesus Mix judgement with ambition and season it with energy. It makes a splendid recipe for success. Dale Carnegie judgementenergyambition Begin with praise and honest appreciation. Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly. Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person. Ask questions instead of giving direct orders. Make the fault easy to correct. Make the other person happy about doing what you suggest. Dale Carnegie attitudemotivationalappreciation If we merely try to impress people and get people interested in us, we will never have many true, sincere friends. Friends, real friends, are not made that way. Dale Carnegie realbest-friendfriendship I wasn't interested in making a lot of money, but I was interested in making a lot of living. Dale Carnegie lots-of-money The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most. Dale Carnegie communicationheartrelationship Criticism of others is futile and if you indulge in it often you should be warned that it can be fatal to your career. Dale Carnegie indulge-incareersmotivational
