Andrew Carnegie's Quotes

Mr. Morgan buys his partners; I grow my own.

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.

All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.

I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

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

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.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

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.

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.

Aim for the highest.

Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.

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 first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.