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Dale Carnegie
Age: 66 †
Born: 1888
Born: November 24
Died: 1955
Died: November 1
Biographer
Motivational Speaker
Psychologist
Teacher
Writer
Maryville
Missouri
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Always avoid the acute angle.
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Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
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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.
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If half a century of living has taught me anything at all, it has taught me that nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
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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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It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you’re doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It’s what you think of it. Two people may in the same place doing the same thing, and yet one may be miserable and the other happy. Why? Because of a different mental attitude.
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The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. He has little competition.
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Believe that you will succeed, and you will.
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You are merely not feeling equal to the tasks before you.
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If you want to be happy, set yourself a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes. Happiness is within you. It comes from doing some certain thing into which you can put all your thought and energy. If you want to be happy, get enthusiastic about something.
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Practice, practice, practice in speaking before an audience will tend to remove all fear of audiences, just as practice in swimming will lead to confidence and facility in the water. You must learn to speak by speaking.
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Self-expression is the dominant necessity of human nature.
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Remember that other people may be totally wrong. But they don't think so. Don't condemn them. Any fool can do that. Try to understand them. Only wise, tolerant, exceptional people even try to do that.
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Each party should gain from the negotiation.
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'When you have a lemon, make a lemonade.' That is what a great educator does. But the fool does the exact opposite. If he finds that life has handed him a lemon, he gives up and says, 'I 'm beaten. It is fate. I haven't got a chance.' Then he proceeds to rail against the world and indulge in an orgy of self-pity .
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Take a chance! All life is a chance
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The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
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If we want to make friends, let's greet people with animation and enthusiasm.
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