Quotes from Dale Carnegie

The lesson to be learned? Just this: our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration, and resentment.

F. Skinner, the world-famous psychologist, proved through his experiments that an animal rewarded for good behavior will learn much more rapidly and retain what it learns far more effectively than an animal punished for bad behavior.

Let the other person feel that the idea is his or hers.

in answering I began by observing that in certain cases or circumstances his opinion would be right, but in the present case there appear'd or seem'd to me some difference

Seeing things through another person's eyes may ease tensions when personal problems become overwhelming.

Wise men ne'er sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their harms.

How can you develop such an urge? By constantly reminding yourself how important these principles are to you. Picture to yourself how their mastery will aid you in leading a richer, fuller, happier and more fulfilling life. Say to yourself over and over: 'My popularity, my happiness and sense of worth depend to no small extent upon my skill in dealing with people.

If, as a result of reading this book, you get only one thing—an increased tendency to think always in terms of the other person's point of view, and see things from that person's angle as well as your own—if you get only that one thing from this book, it may easily prove to be one of the stepping-stones of your career.

Trust me.... You are important

PRINCIPLE 4 Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.

if you are a chronic worrier, you may be stricken some day with one of the most excruciating pains ever endured by man: angina pectoris.

Whether in war or peace, the chief difference between good thinking and bad thinking is this: good thinking deals with causes and effects and leads to logical, constructive planning; bad thinking frequently leads to tension and nervous breakdowns.

21 palavras de Thomas Carlyle que o ajudaram a levar uma vida livre de preocupações: "Nossa principal função não é enxergar o que jaz vagamente a distância, e sim fazer o que está claramente à mão.

TÉCNICAS FUNDAMENTALES PARA TRATAR CON EL PRÓJIMO REGLA 1 No critique, no condene ni se queje. REGLA 2 Demuestre aprecio honrado y sincero. REGLA 3 Despierte en los demás un deseo vehemente.

it is more natural to talk about what you want than to talk about what the other person wants; and so on.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

You do not get stomach ulcers from what you eat. You get ulcers from what is eating you.

it is physically impossible to remain blue or depressed while you are acting out the symptoms of being radiantly happy!

Despite what you've been told, you matter and you can accomplish something great.

Question No. 2 -What can I do about it? (Please write your answer to that question in the space below.) Question No. 3 —Here is what I am going to do about it. Question No. 4 —When am I going to start doing it?

Our mental attitude is the X factor that determines our fate.

This is why no argument is ever won. You lose the argument, you lose. You win the argument, you lose.

Ulcers frequently flare up or subside according to the hills and valleys of emotional stress.

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