Author Profile

Dale Carnegie

About the Author

Dale Carnegie was a lecturer of public speaking at YMCA New York. He had also served U.S. army during World War 1. He started his career by giving lectures on personality development and public speaking. He became a sought after teacher and later, writer later on in his life. He published his first book in 1936 and authored more self-help books renowned around the world. Some of his other works include ‘How to Stop Worrying and Start Living’ and ‘Lincoln the Unknown’

Quotes

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.
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.
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.
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
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.
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
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.
Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude.
Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.