Dale Carnegie

United States
24 Nov 1888 // 1 Nov 1955
Writer / Lecturer

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Every man I meet is my superior in some way. In that, I learn of him.

How to Win Friends & Influence People
The world is full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage.

How to Win Friends & Influence People
First, arouse in the other person an eager want. He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot walks a lonely way.

How to Win Friends & Influence People
Action springs out of what we fundamentally desire.

How to Win Friends & Influence People
Talk in terms of the other person's interests.

How to Win Friends & Influence People
Control your temper. Remember, you can measure the size of a person by what makes him or her angry.

How to Win Friends & Influence People
People who can put themselves in the place of other people, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for them.

How to Win Friends & Influence People
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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