Dale Carnegie
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5 quotes we’ve traced to Dale Carnegie
“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all”
Verified“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”
Verified“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do”
Disputed“Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world”
Disputed“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”
DisputedNot actually Dale Carnegie
Often misattributed to Dale Carnegie
Famous lines widely pinned on Dale Carnegie that we’ve traced to someone else.
“Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world”
actually Anonymous
“Genius is really only the power of making continuous efforts”
actually Anonymous
“I can't write a book commensurate with Shakespeare, but I can write a book by me”
actually Walter Alexander Raleigh
“Just for today, I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my problems at once”
actually Frank Crane
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results”
actually Willie Nelson
“Tell 'em what you're going to tell 'em; next, tell 'em; next, tell 'em what you told 'em”
actually Unknown — an anonymous preacher
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”
actually Unknown — anonymous, in print by 1907
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