Andrew Carnegie
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
-Andrew Carnegie
age
And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.
-Andrew Carnegie
best
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
-Andrew Carnegie
best
You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.
-Andrew Carnegie
best
And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.
-Andrew Carnegie
business
No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
-Andrew Carnegie
business
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
-Andrew Carnegie
finance
The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
-Andrew Carnegie
finance
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.
-Andrew Carnegie
future
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
-Andrew Carnegie
good
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.
-Andrew Carnegie
great
No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
-Andrew Carnegie
great
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.
-Andrew Carnegie
leadership
No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
-Andrew Carnegie
leadership
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.
-Andrew Carnegie
leadership
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
-Andrew Carnegie
men
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.
-Andrew Carnegie
men
There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.
-Andrew Carnegie
money
Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.
-Andrew Carnegie
power
There is little success where there is little laughter.
-Andrew Carnegie
success
Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!
-Andrew Carnegie
success
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
-Andrew Carnegie
trust
The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.
-Andrew Carnegie
work
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