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When We Hate Our Enemies, We Are Giving Them Power Over Us: Power Over Our Sleep, Our Appetites, Our Blood Pressure, Our Health And Our Happiness. Our Enemies Would Dance With Joy If Only They Knew How They Were Worrying Us, Lacerating Us, And Getting Even With Us! Our Hate Is Not Hurting Them At Al, But Our Hate Is Turning Our Days And Nights Into A Hellish Turmoil.

-Dale Carnegie

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When We Hate Our Enemies, We Are Giving Them Power Over Us: Power Over Our Sleep, Our Appetites, Our Blood Pressure, Our Health And Our Happiness. Our Enemies Would Dance With Joy If Only They Knew How They Were Worrying Us, Lacerating Us, And Getting Even With Us! Our Hate Is Not Hurting Them At Al, But Our Hate Is Turning Our Days And Nights Into A Hellish Turmoil.

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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.

Criticism Of Others Is Futile And If You Indulge In It Often You Should Be Warned That It Can Be Fatal To Your Career.

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If You Increase Your Success By Even A Mere 10 Percent, You Have Become 10 Percent More Effective As A Leader Than You Were Before.

You Are Something New In This World. Never Before, Since The Beginning Of Time, Has There Ever Been Anybody Exactly Like You; And Never Again Throughout All The Ages To Come Will There Ever Be Anybody Exactly Like You Again.

Did You Ever See An Unhappy Horse? Did You Ever See Bird That Had The Blues? One Reason Why Birds And Horses Are Not Unhappy Is Because They Are Not Trying To Impress Other Birds And Horses.

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Flattery Is From The Teeth Out. Sincere Appreciation Is From The Heart Out.

Don't You Have Much More Faith In Ideas That You Discover For Yourself Than In Ideas That Are Handed To You On A Silver Platter?

What Is The Answer To This Fatigue? Relax! Relax! Relax! Learn To Relax While You Are Doing Your Work!

Give The Other Person A Fine Reputation To Live Up To.

Today Is Life-the Only Life You Are Sure Of. Make The Most Of Today. Get Interested In Something. Shake Yourself Awake. Develop A Hobby. Let The Winds Of Enthusiasm Sweep Through You. Live Today With Gusto.

The World Is Filled With Interesting Things To Do. Don't Lead A Dull Life In Such A Thrilling World.

Happiness Doesn't Depend On Any External Conditions, It Is Governed By Our Mental Attitude.

Do You Remember The Things You Were Worrying About A Year Ago? How Did They Work Out? Didn't You Waste A Lot Of Fruitless Energy On Account Of Most Of Them? Didn't Most Of Them Turn Out All Right After All?

Tell The Audience What You're Going To Say, Say It; Then Tell Them What You've Said.

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Everyday Is A New Life To A Wise Man.

This Is The Only Chance You Will Ever Have On Earth With This Exciting Adventure Called Life. So Why Not Plan It, And Try To Live It As Richly, As Happily As Possible?

Is Enthusiasm Important In Selling? Yes, Genuine, Heartfelt Enthusiasm Is One Of The Most Potent Factors Of Success In Almost Any Undertaking.

Whenever Roosevelt (theodore) Expected A Visitor, He Sat Up Late The Night Before, Reading Up On The Subject In Which He Knew His Guest Was Particularly Interested. For Roosevelt Knew, All The Leaders Royal Road To A Person's Heart Is To Talk About The Things He Or She Treasures Most.

If We Think Happy Thoughts, We Will Be Happy. If We Think Miserable Thoughts, We Will Be Miserable.

We Nourish The Bodies Of Our Children And Friends And Employees, But How Seldom Do We Nourish Their Selfesteem? We Provide Them With Roast Beef And Potatoes To Build Energy, But We Neglect To Give Them Kind Words Of Appreciation That Would Sing In Their Memories For Years Like The Music Of The Morning Stars.

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I Deal With The Obvious. I Present, Reiterate, And Glorify The Obvious - Because The Obvious Is What People Need To Be Told.

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...the Best Possible Way To Prepare For Tomorrow Is To Concentrate With All Your Intelligence, All Your Enthusiasm, On Doing Today's Work Superbly Today. That Is The Only Possible Way You Can Prepare For The Future.

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It Isn't Work That Makes You Tired, It's Your Mental Attitude.

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If You Believe In What You Are Doing, Then Let Nothing Hold You Up In Your Work. Much Of The Best Work Of The World Has Been Done Against Seeming Impossibilities. The Thing Is To Get The Work Done.

The Ability To Speak Well Is The Shortcut To Distinction.

Your Smile Brightens The Lives Of All Who See It.

By All Means Take Thought For The Tomorrow, Yes, Careful Thought And Planning And Preparation. But Have No Anxiety.

You Can't Get Anywhere In This World Without Wanting To Do Something.

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