58 result(s) for Andrew Carnegie Quotes.
"No man can become rich without himself enriching others."
"You can take my factories, burn up my buildings, but give me my people and I’ll build the business right back again."
"Anything in life worth having is worth working for."
"The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he justly entitled."
"It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than to earn it in the first place."
"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve!"
"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."
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"There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank nor wealth receives the ballot-box into his hand, but where every man may cast in his lot for life, for death, for the poor man’s child, for the rich man’s son, without distinction of race, of creed, or of social condition, but according to the eternal laws of reason, of truth, and of justice."
"Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control all earthly affairs."
"Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs."
"You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb a little himself."
"It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve!"
"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence."
"No man becomes rich unless he enriches others."
"Anything worth having is worth working for."
"Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition."
"The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled."
"I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle."
"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."
"The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket."
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"Let the learning commence."
"There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey."
"Take away my people, but leave my factories, and soon grass will grow on the factory floors. Take away my factories, but leave my people, and soon we will have a new and better factory."
"You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb a little."
"Here is the prime condition of success: Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged."
"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%."
"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!"
"You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is ready to climb himself."
"There is little success where there is little laughter."
"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community."
"He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave."
"Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration."
"The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it."
"The 'morning question' is a vital one for the wise man. The evening question is another."
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"Aim for the highest."
"Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere."
"You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best."
"You must be out of your mind to allow yourself to drift into any sort of vacation."
"To try to make the world in some way better than you found it is to have a noble motive in life."
"Success can only be attained by each individual making the best of their own abilities and not wasting them."
"All is well since all grows better."
"Anything less than the best is a felony."
"There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself."
"The 'morning question' is, What good shall I do this day? The 'evening question' is, What good have I done today?"
"Do not congratulate yourself on your charity if you give a bone to a dog, for the dog will always be grateful."
"There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else."
"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."
"The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell."
"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents."
"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do."
"Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself."
"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results."
"He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dares not is a slave."
"You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless they are willing to climb themselves."
"No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit."
"Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best."
"The 'morning question' - 'What good shall I do today?' The evening question - 'What good have I done today?'"
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