Top 300 Dale Carnegie Quotes (2023 Update)

1. “Our thoughts make us what we are.”

— Dale Carnegie

2. “Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.”

— Dale Carnegie

3. “Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. ”

— Dale Carnegie

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4. “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

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5. “People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”

— Dale Carnegie

6. “To be interesting, be interested.”

— Dale Carnegie

7. “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

8. “If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don’t want to be. ”

— Dale Carnegie

9. “One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.”

— Dale Carnegie

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

— Dale Carnegie

11. “You can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry.”

— Dale Carnegie

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

— Dale Carnegie

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13. “Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.”

— Dale Carnegie

14. “Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”

— Dale Carnegie

15. “An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.”

— Dale Carnegie

16. “Today is our most precious possession. It is our only sure possession.”

— Dale Carnegie

17. “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.”

— Dale Carnegie

18. “Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.”

— Dale Carnegie

19. “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

20. “When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.”

— Dale Carnegie

21. “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.”

— Dale Carnegie

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22. “Everyday is a new life to a wise man.”

— Dale Carnegie

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

— Dale Carnegie

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24. “Believe that you will succeed, and you will.”

— Dale Carnegie

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

— Dale Carnegie

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26. “Don’t Criticize, Condemn, Or Complain.”

— Dale Carnegie

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27. “Stop worrying and start living.”

— Dale Carnegie

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28. “Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.”

— Dale Carnegie

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29. “Names are the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”

— Dale Carnegie

30. “Two men looked out from prison bars, One saw the mud, the other saw stars.”

— Dale Carnegie

31. “Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.”

— Dale Carnegie

32. “First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.”

— Dale Carnegie

33. “It isn’t work that makes you tired, it’s your mental attitude.”

— Dale Carnegie

34. “Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness.”

— Dale Carnegie

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35. “Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get.”

— Dale Carnegie

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

— Dale Carnegie

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

— Dale Carnegie

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

— Dale Carnegie

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

— Dale Carnegie

40. “If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.”

— Dale Carnegie

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41. “Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.”

— Dale Carnegie

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42. “Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener.”

— Dale Carnegie

43. “Begin with praise and honest appreciation.”

— Dale Carnegie

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44. “All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory.”

— Dale Carnegie

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45. “No matter what happens, always be yourself.”

— Dale Carnegie

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46. “Even in such technical lines as engineering, about 15% of one’s financial success is due one’s technical knowledge and about 85% is due to skill in human engineering, to personality and the ability to lead people.”

— Dale Carnegie

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47. “When we have accepted the worst, we have nothing more to lose. And that automatically means we have everything to gain.”

— Dale Carnegie

48. “People like people who help them like themselves.”

— Dale Carnegie

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

— Dale Carnegie

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

— Dale Carnegie

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