Dale Carnegie

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. ”

Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience. ”

Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto. ”

Speakers who talk about what life has taught them never fail to keep the attention of their listeners. ”

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

We all have possibilities we don't know about. We can do things we don't even dream we can do. ”

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed. ”

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. ”

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

You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you. ”