Famous Quotes by Dale Carnegie (52 Quotations)

There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.

Dale Carnegie – [Communication]

There is only one way… to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.

Dale Carnegie – [Motivation]

Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.

Dale Carnegie – [Will and Will Power]

Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.

Dale Carnegie – [Present]

We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do.

Dale Carnegie – [Possibilities]

You are merely not feeling equal to the tasks before you.

Dale Carnegie – [Courage]

You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.

Dale Carnegie – [Business]

You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

Dale Carnegie – [Fear]

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

Dale Carnegie – [Friends and Friendship]

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 – [Words]

You never achieve real success unless you like what you are doing.

Dale Carnegie – [Enjoyment]

Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience.

Dale Carnegie – [Purpose]