Dale Carnegie

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

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

The essence of all Art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

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.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.

lf you don’t think everyday is a great day, try going without one.

Thought is useful when it motivates for action, and a hindrance when it substitutes for action.

Vision is not enough – it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps – we must step up the stairs.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream another dream.

We want people who hate to lose, like myself.

In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.

All of our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.

If you want to earn more, learn more.

It’s no longer a question of staying healthy. It’s a question of finding a sickness you like.

Success is not to be measured by the position someone has reached in life, but the obstacles he has overcome while trying to succeed.

Building a better you is the first step to building a better America.

You either get bitter or you get better. It’s that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you.

Money isn’t the most important thing in life, but it’s reasonably close to oxygen on the ‘gotta have it’ scale.

Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.

I gave up the guitar in 1965. Didn’t want to see a guitar. I’d go out and get drunk. When I came out of the heart surgery, the doc said, “Promise me you’ll work hard.” I said, “I thought working hard is what got me here.” He said, “No, working is what will keep you alive.”