So if you aspire to be a good conversationalist, be an attentive listener. To be interesting, be interested. Ask questions that other persons will enjoy answering. Encourage them to talk about themselves and their accomplishments.
DALE CARNEGIEThree-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.
More Dale Carnegie Quotes
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Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.
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When we have accepted the worst, we have nothing more to lose. And that automatically means we have everything to gain.
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Success in dealing with people depends on sympathetic grasp of the other person’s viewpoint.
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Pay less attention to what men say. Just watch what they do.
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Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
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The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous advantage. He has little competition.
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Let’s never try to get even with our enemies, because if we do we will hurt ourselves far more than we hurt them. Let’s do as General Eisenhower does: let’s never waste a minute thinking about people we don’t like.
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Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
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The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
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Improving yourself is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others.
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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.
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Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.
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Learning is an active process. We learn by doing.. Only knowledge that is used sticks in your mind.
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Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
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Face the thing that seems overwhelming and you will be surprised how your fear will melt away.
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