Dale Carnegie

Dale Carnegie

30 quotes

American writer and lecturer Dale Carnegie has a gift for language that makes complex ideas feel instantly clear. With equal ease, Dale Carnegie moved between Success and Fear, finding connections others missed. Browse 46 quotes by Dale Carnegie that cover ground from Success, Fear, Happiness, Best, and Work. Here is a taste of their wisdom: "The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure."

“You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.”

— Dale Carnegie

Success

All Quotes by Dale Carnegie

“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

Best

“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 will tend to take care of themselves.”

— Dale Carnegie

Best

“The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.”

— Dale Carnegie

Art

“Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.”

— Dale Carnegie

Fear

“The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.”

— Dale Carnegie

Best

“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

“Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.”

— Dale Carnegie

Fear

“Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have it depends solely on what you think.”

— Dale Carnegie

Happiness

“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.”

— Dale Carnegie

Life

“The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .”

— Dale Carnegie

Happiness

“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

Best

“Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.”

— Dale Carnegie

Time

“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

Courage

“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.”

— Dale Carnegie

Business

“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.”

— Dale Carnegie

Nature

“Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.”

— Dale Carnegie

Patriotism

“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”

— Dale Carnegie

Happiness

“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

Life

“You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.”

— Dale Carnegie

Success

“If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

— Dale Carnegie

Fear