Quotes by Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

American industrialist

Lived from: 1835 - 1919

Category: Business and entrepreneurs Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 25 november 1835 Died: 11 august 1919

  • No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
  • 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%.
  • I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.
  • 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.
  • As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do.
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  • People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
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  • 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.
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  • Aim for the highest.
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  • All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.
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  • 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.
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  • As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do.
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  • Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.
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  • Concentrate; put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket...
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  • Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.
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  • Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
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  • Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.
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  • Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.
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  • He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.
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  • Here lies a man who knew how to enlist in his service better men than himself.
    Tekst voor zijn eigen grafsteen.
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  • Here lies one who knew how to get around him men who were cleverer than himself.
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  • I can't afford to pay them any other way.
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  • I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.
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  • I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.
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  • Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.
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What are the most famous quotes from Andrew Carnegie?

The two most famous quotes from Andrew Carnegie are:

  • "People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
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  • "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."

When did Andrew Carnegie live?

Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 and died in the year 1919.