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."

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

— Dale Carnegie

Art

All Quotes by Dale Carnegie

“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

“Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.”

— Dale Carnegie

Work

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

— Dale Carnegie

Success

“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

“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

Happiness

“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

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

— Dale Carnegie

Best

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

— Dale Carnegie

Fear

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

— Dale Carnegie

Time

“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

“The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.”

— Dale Carnegie

Success

“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

“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

“Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.”

— Dale Carnegie

Success

“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

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

— Dale Carnegie

Happiness

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

— Dale Carnegie

Attitude

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

— Dale Carnegie

Happiness

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

— Dale Carnegie

Fear

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

— Dale Carnegie

Failure