Dale Carnegie

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer the negative elements in your life, don’t sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.

Each party should gain from the negotiation.

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.

If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.

The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

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.

Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.

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.

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.

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.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

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.

Knowledge isn't power until it's applied.

Regardless of your age you should make it a rule to learn something new each day and do something each day to improve yourself physically.

If you are not enthusiastic about your job, one-third of your life goes to waste.

No matter what happens, always be yourself.

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.

If anyone on the verge of action should judge himself according to the outcome, he would never begin.