Dale Carnegie

“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.”

“The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.”

“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”

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

“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?”

“If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.”

“Could my opponents be right? Partly right? Is there truthor merit in their position or argument? Is my reaction onethat will relieve the problem, or will it just relieve any frustration? Will my reaction drive my opponents further awayor draw them closer to me? Will my reaction elevate the estimation good people have of me? Will I win or lose?What price will I have to pay if I win? If I am quiet about it,will the disagreement blow over? Is this difficult situationan opportunity for me?”

“Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.”

“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.”

“It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.”

“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.”

“It never hurts a fool to appear before anaudience, for his capacity is not a capacity for feeling.”

“It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.”

“Only the prepared speaker deserves to be confident.”

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

“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.”

“בכך שתדברו אל עצמכם בכל שעה משעות היום, תוכלו להביא את עצמכם לחשוב מחשבות של אומץ ואושר, מחשבות של כוח ושלווה.”

“בחלק ניכר מהמקרים, כל הדרוש לנו כדי להתגבר על הכעס מזוטות הוא שינוי הדגש – ליצור במוח גישה חדשה ונעימה.”

“להסב אושר לזולת כדי להיות מאושרים בעצמנו.”