How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie and the Problem of Sincerity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9450741 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gail Thain Parker (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 506-506 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0678 • E-ISSN: 1080-6490 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2712571 |
| PMID | 11634498 |
| OpenAlex | W2329867059 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
As a child, I grew up on a Missouri farm; and one day, while helping my mother pit cherries, I began to cry. My mother said, Dale, what in the world are you crying about? I blubbered, I'm afraid I am going to be buried alive! I was full of worries in those days. When thunderstorms came, I worried for fear I would be killed by lightning. When hard times came, I worried for fear we wouldn't have enough to eat. I worried for fear I would go to hell when I died. I was terrified for fear an older boy, Sam White, would cut off my big ears-as he threatened to do.... I worried for fear no girl would ever be willing to marry me. I worried what I would say to my wife immediately after we were married. I imagined that we would be married in some country church, and then get in a surrey with a fringe on the top and ride back to the farm . . . but how would I be able to keep the conversation going on that ride back to the farm?1
Aesthetics · Art · Sincerity · Sociology · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |