1888-1955, American Author, Trainer
All the king's horses and all the king's men can't put the past together again. So let's remember: Don't try to saw sawdust.
Dale Carnegie – [Past]
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain — and most fools do.
Dale Carnegie – [Fools and Foolishness]
Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.
Dale Carnegie – [Bores and Boredom]
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 – [Critics and Criticism]
Did you ever see an unhappy horse? Did you ever see bird that had the blues? One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.
Dale Carnegie – [Happiness]
Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.
Dale Carnegie – [Work]
Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it… that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear.
Dale Carnegie – [Fear]
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 – [Worry]
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves.
Dale Carnegie – [Things and Little Things]
Feeling sorry for yourself, and you present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
Dale Carnegie – [Habit]
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
Dale Carnegie – [Preparation]
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
Dale Carnegie – [Enthusiasm]
I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious — because the obvious is what people need to be told.
Dale Carnegie – [Facts]
If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying.
Dale Carnegie – [Worry]
If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.
Dale Carnegie – [Critics and Criticism]
If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.
Dale Carnegie – [Enthusiasm]
If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy
Dale Carnegie – [Fear]
If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.
Dale Carnegie – [Results]
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 – [Memory]
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.
Dale Carnegie – [Fear]