Dale Carnegie on Purpose Quotes

"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."

"Crowd out worry by keeping busy. An active person has no time for skeptics or worry."

"Remember that the only way to find happiness is not to expect gratitude—but to give for the joy of giving."

"Put enthusiasm into your work."

"Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire?"

"The best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today's work superbly today."

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage."

"Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success."

"Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand."

"Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it."

"You can cure boredom and worry by getting interested in something bigger than yourself."

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

"Talk in terms of the other person's interests."

"If you want to keep happiness, you have to share it."

"Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do every day a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone’s face."

"A man without a smiling face must not open a shop."

"Let's not imitate others. Let's find ourselves and be ourselves."

"Keep busy. The worried person must lose himself in action, lest he wither in despair."

"The rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage."

"The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not."

"Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to."