Quotes from Dale Carnegie

You never read a book on psychology, Tippy. You didn't need to. You knew by some divine instinct that you can make more friends in two months by becoming genuinely interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. Let me repeat that. 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.

Todo hombre que conozco es superior a mí en algún sentido. En ese sentido, aprendo de él".

Eveillez d'abord un ardent désir chez la personne que vous voulez influencer... Celui qui en est capable a le monde avec lui, celui qui ne l'est pas reste seul.

Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.

Når man har med mennesker at gøre, så husk, at det drejer sig om ikke logiske væsener.

To recall a voter's name is statesmanship. To forget it is oblivion.

Here is the first point I am trying to make in this chapter: It is natural for people to forget to be grateful; so, if we go around expecting gratitude, we are headed straight for a lot of heartaches.

John Wanamaker, fundador de las tiendas que llevan su nombre, confesó una vez: hace treinta años. he aprendido que es una tontería regañar a los demás. Bastante tengo con vencer mis propias limitaciones sin irritarme por el hecho de que Dios no ha creído conveniente distribuir por igual el don de la inteligencia.

Principle 1 Become genuinely interested in other people.

The sun can make you take off your coat more quickly than the wind; and kindliness, the friendly approach and appreciation can make people change their minds more readily than all the bluster and storming in the world. Remember

Si hay un secreto del éxito, reside en la capacidad para apreciar el punto de vista del prójimo y ver las cosas desde ese punto de vista así como

So figure it out for yourself. Which would you rather have, an academic, theatrical victory or a person's good will? You can seldom have both. The Boston Transcript once printed this bit of significant doggerel:   Here lies the body of William Jay, Who died maintaining his right of way— He was right, dead right, as he sped along, But he's just as dead as if he were wrong.

Many persons call a doctor when all they want is an audience.

As much as we seek approval, we dread condemnation

I realized that it is difficult to worry while you are busy doing something that requires planning and thinking.

In his book I Ain't Much, Baby—But I'm All I Got, the psychologist Jess Lair comments: "Praise is like sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellow the warm sunshine of praise.

the deepest urge in human nature is "the desire to be important.

it is utterly impossible for any human mind, no matter how brilliant, to think of more than one thing at any given time.

The Boston Transcript once printed this bit of significant doggerel:   Here lies the body of William Jay, Who died maintaining his right of way— He was right, dead right, as he sped along, But he's just as dead as if he were wrong.   You

Cuando el destino nos entregue un limón, tratemos de convertirlo en limonada.

William Winter señaló una vez que la expresión del yo es la necesidad dominante en el carácter humano.

The fact is that all people you meet have a high regard for themselves and like to be fine and unselfish in their own estimation.

Dale Carnegie said it very well: "No matter what your line of work, even if it's in one of the technical professions, your degree of success depends on your ability to interact effectively with other people.

Por medio de la crítica nunca provocamos cambios duraderos, y con frecuencia creamos resentimientos