"So, to prevent fatigue and worry, the first rule is: Rest often. Rest before you get tired."
Dale Carnegie
Author, Speaker
Dale Carnegie was a pioneering author and lecturer known for his work on personal development and effective communication, particularly through 'How to Win Friends and Influence People.'
- Born
- November 24, 1888
- Died
- November 1, 1955
- Quotes
- 401
- Rank
- #322
Quote collection
Dale Carnegie quotes (page 16 of 21)
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"If your own mind is muddled, much more will the minds of your hearers be confused."
"Every day I pray. I yield myself to God and the tensions and anxieties go out of me and peace and power come in."
"The unvarnished truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way, and a sure way to their hearts is to let them realize in some subtle way that you recognize their importance, and recognize it sincerely."
"Seventy per cent of all patients who come to physicians could cure themselves if they got rid of their fears and worries."
"Dealing with people is probably the biggest problem you face, especially if you are in business. Yes, and that is also true if you are a housewife, architect or engineer."
"I tend to think shorts are too casual That's just not businesslike."
"If some people are so hungry for a feeling of importance that they actually go insane to get it, imagine what miracle you and I can achieve by giving people honest appreciation this side of insanity."
"Don't you have much more faith in ideas that you discover for yourself than in ideas that are handed to you on a silver platter?"
"The resentment that criticism engenders can demoralize employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has been condemned."
"The life of many a person could probably be changed if only someone would make him feel important."
"Tell me what gives a man or woman their greatest pleasure and I'll tell you their philosophy of life."
"Today is the only time we can possibly live."
"I can look back at my own life and see where a few words of praise have sharply changed my entire future. Can't you say the same thing about your life?"
"arouse in the other person an eager want. He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot walks a lonely way."
"If you want enemies, excel your friends; but if you want friends, let your friends excel you."
"Learn to love, respect and enjoy other people."
"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."
"You can dramatize your ideas in business or in any other aspect of your life. It’s easy"
"Act as if you were already happy and that will tend to make you happy."