Dale Carnegie Quotes

Improvement begins with I.

I compete only with myself, and I try to become a better human being. This is my goal.

Before you can do something you must first be something.

We can all become better than we are.

To help others develop, start with yourself.

Instead of looking for the right person become the right person.

Every day you must try to make your own self-image grow; this you can do.

My goal is not to be better than anyone else..but to be better that I used to be

There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that is your own self. So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterwards, when you have worked on your own corner.

If you have nothing to do, look at yourself and see if there isn't something close at hand that you can improve. It may make you wealthy, although it is more likely it will make you happy.

I like this idea of becoming fully realised.

I think a lot of people are drawn to seeing people that want to be better. We see it in ourselves.

There is no other way to change something or someone for the better except to occupy it first. The only person you can occupy is yourself. That is why the only person who can change you for the better is you. Without your decision to change and your commitment to change, you will not change.

We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Instead of wanting to be better than other people, let's channel that energy to be better than we were yesterday and then again to be the best we can be tomorrow.

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.

With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.

Revolution begins with the self, in the self.

Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.

Not even analysis, by itself, can transform you. You must still do the changing yourself.

I don't want to change the world; I want to evolve myself.

I'm always actively working on being a better me.

The quote that helped me the most with my life was: It only gets better when you get better. That woke me up.