Dale Carnegie Quotes

American writer and lecturer (1888-1955)

Dale Harbison Carnegie [originally Carnagey until 1919] (November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer, lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. Born in poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, first published in 1936, a massive bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln, entitled Lincoln the Unknown, as well as several other books.

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Birth Name: Dale Arley Carnegey

Native Name: Dale Arley Carnegie

Alternative Names: Dale Breckenridge Carnegie • Dale Harbison Carnagey • Dale Harbison Carnegie • Dale Carnagey

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Winning friends begins with friendliness.

The chronic kicker, even the most violent critic, will frequently soften and be subdued in the presence of a patient, sympathetic listener — a listener who will be silent while the irate fault-finder dilates like a king cobra and spews the poison out of his system.

A barber lathers a man before he shaves him.

Control your temper. Remember, you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry.

The expression one wears on one's face is far more important than the clothes one wears on one's back.

أكثر الأشياء التي تتسبب في تهاوي الأقوياء هي إضافة حمل الأمس إلى حمل الغد وحملهما معا

We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today

The world is full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage.

"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."

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you
want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Flattery is telling the other person precisely what he thinks about himself.

there is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument - and that is to avoid it .

"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.

The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

We are interested in others when they are interested in us.