If we think happy thoughts, we will be happy. If we think miserable thoughts, we will be miserable. – Dale Carnegie

Big shots are only little shots who kept on shooting. – Dale Carnegie

Only knowledge that is used sticks in your mind. – Dale Carnegie

Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving. – Dale Carnegie

Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. – Dale Carnegie

Never before, since the beginning of time, has there ever been anybody exactly like you; and never again throughout all the ages to come will there ever be anybody exactly like you again. – Dale Carnegie

Keep your mind open to change all the time. Welcome it. Court it. It is only by examining and reexamining your opinions and ideas that you can progress. – Dale Carnegie

If you believe you will fail, there is no hope for you. You will. – Dale Carnegie

Find yourself and be yourself: Remember, there is no one else on earth like you. – Dale Carnegie

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. – Dale Carnegie

Pay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do. – Dale Carnegie

An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing. – Dale Carnegie

No matter what happens, always be yourself. – Dale Carnegie

Fear is the result of a lack of confidence. A lack of confidence is the result of not knowing what you can do. A lack of knowing what you can do is caused by a lack of experience. A lack of experience is caused by a lack of doing something new. – Dale Carnegie

Face the thing that seems overwhelming and you will be surprised how your fear will melt away. – Dale Carnegie

If you do something for someone else, never remember. If someone does something for you, never forget. – Dale Carnegie

Let’s never try to get even with our enemies, because if we do we will hurt ourselves far more than we hurt them. Let’s do as General Eisenhower does: let’s never waste a minute thinking about people we don’t like. – Dale Carnegie

If you want others to like you, if you want to develop real friendships, if you want to help others at the same time as you help yourself, keep this principle in mind: Become genuinely interested in other people. – Dale Carnegie

When we have accepted the worst, we have nothing more to lose. And that automatically means we have everything to gain. – Dale Carnegie