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We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do.

Dale Carnegie

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Dale Carnegie
Age: 66 †
Born: 1888
Born: November 24
Died: 1955
Died: November 1
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Motivational Speaker
Psychologist
Teacher
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Maryville
Missouri
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Arouse in the other person an eager want.
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One can win the attention and time and cooperation of even the most sought-after people by becoming genuinely interested in them.
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If your own mind is muddled, much more will the minds of your hearers be confused.
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Many people think that if they were only in some other place, or had some other job, they would be happy. Well, that is doubtful. So get as much happiness out of what you are doing as you can and don't put off being happy until some future date.
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Don't you have much more faith in ideas that you discover for yourself than in ideas that are handed to you on a silver platter?
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Great speakers are not born, they're trained.
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Monotony reveals our limitations.
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You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.
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People are not interested in you. They are not interested in me. They are interested in themselves - morning, noon and after dinner.
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I've found that worry and irritation vanish into thin air the moment I open my mind to the many blessings I possess.
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Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
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Be honest, Look for areas where you can admit error and say so. Apologize for your mistakes. It will help disarm your opponents and reduce defensiveness.
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I honestly believe that this is one of the greatest secrets to true peace of mind -- a decent sense of values. We could annihilate 50 percent of all our worries at once if we would develop a sort of private gold standard -- a gold standard of what things are worth to us in terms of our lives.
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Make a man laugh a good hearty laugh, and you've paved the way for friendship. When a man laughs with you, he, to some extent, likes you.
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If we think happy thoughts, we will be happy. If we think miserable thoughts, we will be miserable.
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The biggest lesson I have learned is the stupendous importance of what we think. If I knew what you think, I would know what you are, for your thoughts make you what you are by changing our thoughts, we can change our lives.
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Talk in terms of the other person's interests.
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When you're afraid keep your mind on what you have to do. And if you have been thoroughly prepared you will not be afraid.
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