37 Remarkable Dale Carnegie Quotes

Get inspired by some thought-provoking Dale Carnegie quotes.

American writer and lecturer Dale Carnegie is the author of the massive bestseller How to Win Friends & Influence People. Published in 1936, this book is still a popular book in business and Business Communication skills.

He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948), Lincoln the Unknown (1932), and several other books.

Dale Carnegie Quotes

1. “Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.” – Dale Carnegie

2. “Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today.” – Dale Carnegie

3. “Happiness does not depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.” – Dale Carnegie

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

5. “By fighting you never get enough, but by yielding you get more than you expected.” – Dale Carnegie

6. “The expression one wears on one’s face is far more important than the clothes one wears on one’s back.” – Dale Carnegie

7. “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

8. “Today is our most precious possession. It is our only sure possession.” – Dale Carnegie

9. “Let’s not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember “Life is too short to be little”” – Dale Carnegie

10. “Two men looked out from prison bars, One saw the mud, the other saw stars.” – Dale Carnegie

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11. “Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.” – Dale Carnegie

12. “Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – Dale Carnegie

13. “If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.” – Dale Carnegie

14. “Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.” – Dale Carnegie

15. “One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.” – Dale Carnegie

16. “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” – Dale Carnegie

17. “Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.” – Dale Carnegie

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

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

20. “No matter what happens, always be yourself.” – Dale Carnegie

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21. “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

22. “Our thoughts make us what we are.” – Dale Carnegie

23. “Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.” – Dale Carnegie

24. “Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.” – Dale Carnegie

25. “Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.” – Dale Carnegie

26. “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

27. “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

28. “We all have possibilities we don’t know about. We can do things we don’t even dream we can do.” – Dale Carnegie

29. “Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.” – Dale Carnegie

30. “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.” – Dale Carnegie

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31. “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

32. “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

33. “When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.” – Dale Carnegie

34. “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

35. “Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.” – Dale Carnegie

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

37. “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

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