“Our thoughts make us what we are.”
— Dale Carnegie
“Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.”
“Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. ”
“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.”
“People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”
“To be interesting, be interested.”
“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.”
“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. ”
“One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.”
“Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.”
“You can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry.”
“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”
“Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.”
“Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”
“Today is our most precious possession. It is our only sure possession.”
“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.”
“Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.”
“Everyday is a new life to a wise man.”
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.”
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.”
“Believe that you will succeed, and you will.”
“Don’t Criticize, Condemn, Or Complain.”
“Stop worrying and start living.”
“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.”
“Names are the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”
“First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.”
“Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.”
“Two men looked out from prison bars, One saw the mud, the other saw stars.”
“It isn’t work that makes you tired, it’s your mental attitude.”
“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.”
“Life truly is a boomerang. What you give, you get.”
“If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”
“The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.”
“The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.”
“Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.”
“Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.”
“If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.”
“Begin with praise and honest appreciation.”
“All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory.”
“Nobody is more persuasive than a good listener.”
“When we have accepted the worst, we have nothing more to lose. And that automatically means we have everything to gain.”
“No matter what happens, always be yourself.”
“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.”
“People like people who help them like themselves.”
“Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.”
“Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.”
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