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How to Win Friends & Influence People

You’ll Never Make a Decision the Same Way Again Should I take this job? Buy this house? Marry this person? We ask questions every day about the choices we face. But are we asking the most important question of all? In <i

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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.”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Friendship

“We sit there and complain that we're not being given opportunities or chances. Meanwhile, moments like these are there to be seized–the chance is there, take it!”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Duty

“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.”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

“IN A NUTSHELL SIX WAYS TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE YOU PRINCIPLE 1 Become genuinely interested in other people. 2 Smile. 3 Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language. 4 Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves. 5 Talk in terms o…”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Social Tips, Making Friends, Relationship Advice

“The secret of his success? ‘I will speak ill of no man,’ he said, ‘. . and speak all the good I know of everybody.”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Relationships, Friendships, Enhancing Relationships

“We are interested in others when they are interested in us”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Enhancing Relationships, Social Skills, Relationship

“Talk to someone about themselves and they'll listen for hours.”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Friends, Friends Tips, Making Friends

“It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy.”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Obsessive Comparison Disorder

“Instead of the question 'What most I do for my employer?' substitute 'what can I do?'”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Life

“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.”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Life Hacks, How To Make Friends

“All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory.”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Fear, Bravery, victory

“Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream, but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer worms. So when I went fishing, I didn’t think about what I wanted. I thought about what they wanted. I didn't bait the hook with strawberries and cream. Rather, I dangled a worm or grassho…”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Friendship, Wants, Needs

“Everybody in the world is seeking happiness—and there is one sure way to find it. That is by controlling your thoughts. Happiness doesn't depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Happiness, Thoughts, Optimism

“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.”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Friendship, social life, Listening

“It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Happiness, Life

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

— Dale Carnegie, amazon.com

Tagged: Confidence, Action, Motivational