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Dale Carnegie


Born
in Maryville, Missouri, The United States
November 24, 1888

Died
November 01, 1955

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Genre
Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Investing


Dale Carnegie was an American writer and teacher of courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948), Lincoln the Unknown (1932), and several other books.
One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people's behavior by changing one's behavior towards them.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 1,297,746 ratings · 37,476 reviews · 1,608 distinct works • Similar authors
How to Win Friends & Influe...
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How to Stop Worrying and St...
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How to Win Friends and Infl...
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The Quick & Easy Way to Eff...
4.02 avg rating — 10,551 ratings — published 1962 — 47 editions
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How to Develop Self-Confide...
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The Art of Public Speaking
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Dale Carnegie's Lifetime Pl...
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Lincoln the Unknown
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Quotes by Dale Carnegie  (?)
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“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, How to Win Friends & Influence People
tags: attitude, contentment, happiness, inspirational, life
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“Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”
― Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends & Influence People
tags: dishonesty, general-obregon-s-philosophy, inspirational, life, people
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“Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.”
― Dale Carnegie
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