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Quotes By Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Birth :- November 25, 1835 (Dunfermline, Scotland)
Death :- August 11, 1919 (Lenox, Massachusetts, U.S.)
Occupation :- Industrialist
Philanthropist
The son of a Scottish weaver, Andrew Carnegie came to the U.S. with his family in 1848. A job in a telegraph office led to his early career with the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., and his canny investments made him wealthy by age 30. In 1872-73 he founded the steelworks company near Pittsburgh, Pa., that evolved into the Carnegie Steel Co. in 1889. By Adopting Innovations And Increasing Efficiency Andrew Carnegie Built A Huge And Vast Empire That Dominated The Steel Industry In U.S. Andrew Carnegie Was One Of The Richest Persons In The History Of Mankind.
Here Are Some Of his Best Quotes :-
1. Aim for the highest. -- Andrew Carnegie
2. All honor's wounds are self-inflicted. -- Andrew Carnegie
3. As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. -- Andrew Carnegie
4. Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. -- Andrew Carnegie
5. Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something. -- Andrew Carnegie
6. 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
7. Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket. -- Andrew Carnegie
8. Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. -- Andrew Carnegie
9. 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. -- Andrew Carnegie
10. Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear,
glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! -- Andrew Carnegie
11. 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
12. Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration. -- Andrew Carnegie
13. Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. -- Andrew Carnegie
16. I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle. -- Andrew Carnegie
17. I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar. -- Andrew Carnegie
18. Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs. -- Andrew Carnegie
19.No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it. -- Andrew Carnegie
20. No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit. -- Andrew Carnegie
21. No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit. -- Andrew Carnegie
22. People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. -- Andrew Carnegie
23. Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. -- Andrew Carnegie
24. 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
25. The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. -- Andrew Carnegie
26. The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it. -- Andrew Carnegie
27. There is little success where there is little laughter. -- Andrew Carnegie
28. There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else. -- Andrew Carnegie
29. Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately. -- Andrew Carnegie
30. You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb. -- Andrew Carnegie
31. You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best. -- Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Birth :- November 25, 1835 (Dunfermline, Scotland)
Death :- August 11, 1919 (Lenox, Massachusetts, U.S.)
Occupation :- Industrialist
Philanthropist
The son of a Scottish weaver, Andrew Carnegie came to the U.S. with his family in 1848. A job in a telegraph office led to his early career with the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., and his canny investments made him wealthy by age 30. In 1872-73 he founded the steelworks company near Pittsburgh, Pa., that evolved into the Carnegie Steel Co. in 1889. By Adopting Innovations And Increasing Efficiency Andrew Carnegie Built A Huge And Vast Empire That Dominated The Steel Industry In U.S. Andrew Carnegie Was One Of The Richest Persons In The History Of Mankind.
Here Are Some Of his Best Quotes :-
1. Aim for the highest. -- Andrew Carnegie
2. All honor's wounds are self-inflicted. -- Andrew Carnegie
3. As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. -- Andrew Carnegie
4. Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. -- Andrew Carnegie
5. Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something. -- Andrew Carnegie
6. 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
7. Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket. -- Andrew Carnegie
8. Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. -- Andrew Carnegie
9. 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. -- Andrew Carnegie
10. Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear,
glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve! -- Andrew Carnegie
11. 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
12. Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration. -- Andrew Carnegie
13. Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself. -- Andrew Carnegie
14. Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something. -- Andrew Carnegie
15. I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution. -- Andrew Carnegie16. I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle. -- Andrew Carnegie
17. I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar. -- Andrew Carnegie
18. Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs. -- Andrew Carnegie
19.No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it. -- Andrew Carnegie
20. No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit. -- Andrew Carnegie
21. No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit. -- Andrew Carnegie
22. People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. -- Andrew Carnegie
23. Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community. -- Andrew Carnegie
24. 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
25. The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. -- Andrew Carnegie
26. The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it. -- Andrew Carnegie
27. There is little success where there is little laughter. -- Andrew Carnegie
28. There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else. -- Andrew Carnegie
29. Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately. -- Andrew Carnegie
30. You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb. -- Andrew Carnegie
31. You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best. -- Andrew Carnegie
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