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.
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Dale CarnegieAs quoted in The Ring of Truth by Joseph O'Day (2004)
About Dale Carnegie
American writer and teacher, author of How to Win Friends and Influence People. (1888-1955)
More from Dale Carnegie
- 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.How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
- Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain, and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
- When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion.How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
- Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
- Abilities wither under criticism, they blossom under encouragement.How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
- Begin with praise and honest appreciation.How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
More quotes on failure and resilience
- So next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing. Because without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.Stephen Hawking
- Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve.Leonardo da Vinci
- Little strokes fell great oaks.Benjamin Franklin
- The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.Aristotle
- No one should be discouraged, Theaetetus, who can make constant progress, even though it be slow.Plato
- We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.Seneca
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