Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

—Dale Carnegie

About Dale Carnegie

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Dale Carnegie ( KAR-nig-ee; spelled Carnagey until c. 1922; November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer and teacher of courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win...

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The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.

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If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.

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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.

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When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.

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

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