Quotes about Influence
Influence requires more intuition than intellect.
— Dale Carnegie
We must first remember that today's relational successes are not measured on the scale of media—which ones to use and how many friends, fans, or followers one can accumulate. They are measured on the scale of meaning. Become meaningful in your interactions and the path to success in any endeavor is simpler and far more sustainable. The reason? People notice. People remember. People are moved when their interactions with you always leave them a little better.
— Dale Carnegie
To win friends and influence others in today's world takes less than clever rhetoric. It takes the understated eloquence of grace and self-deprecation.
— Dale Carnegie
PRINCIPLE 3 Arouse in the other person an eager want.
— Dale Carnegie
encouragement is a much more effective teaching device than punishment.
— Dale Carnegie
And that's what true leaders do. They unfold the lives of others and help them reach their God-given potential.
— Dale Carnegie
Let me repeat: The principles taught in this book will work only when they come from the heart. I am not advocating a bag of tricks. I am talking about a new way of life. Talk about changing people. If you and I will inspire the people with whom we come in contact to a realization of the hidden treasures they possess, we can do far more than change people. We can literally transform them.
— Dale Carnegie
most people will react favorably to your proposals if they feel that you admire them for being honest, unselfish, and fair.
— Dale Carnegie
Schwab says that he was paid this salary largely because of his ability to deal with people.
— Dale Carnegie
There is an old saying: 'Give a dog a bad name and you may as well hang him.' But give him a good name — and see what happens!
— Dale Carnegie
The bottom line is that you must become genuinely interested in others before you can ever expect anyone to be interested in you. "All things being equal," said author John Maxwell in a recent interview, "people do business with people they like.
— Dale Carnegie
For many centuries, nobles and magnates supported artists, musicians and authors so that their creative works would be dedicated to them.
— Dale Carnegie