Andrew Carnegie Quotes - Page 5

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• All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Character, Self

  Andrew Carnegie (1933). “Miscellaneous Writings of Andrew Carnegie”

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• I demand riches in definite terms; I have a definite plan for acquiring riches;I am engaged in carrying out my plan, and I am giving an equivalent,in useful service, of the value of those riches I demand.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Giving, Demand, Riches

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• There is scarcely an instance of a man who has made a fortune by speculation and kept it

  Andrew Carnegie

  Men, Investing, Made

  Andrew Carnegie (1992). “The Andrew Carnegie reader”, Univ of Pittsburgh Pr

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• In [my] life ... I did not understand steam machinery, but I tried to understand that much more complicated piece of mechanism - man.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Men, Pieces, Complicated

  Andrew Carnegie (1992). “The Andrew Carnegie reader”, Univ of Pittsburgh Pr

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• The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Ties, Brotherhood, Age

  Andrew Carnegie (2006). “The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings”, p.12, Penguin

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

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Perseverance, Honesty

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• I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Wise

  Andrew Carnegie (2014). “The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and His Essay: The Gospel of Wealth”, p.186, Courier Corporation

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• And there is no use whatever, gentlemen, trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Helping Others, Help And Support, People

  "The Empire of Business".

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• I have never known a concern to make a decided success that did not do good, honest work, and even in these days of fiercest competition, when everything would seem to be a matter of price, there lies still at the root of great business success the very much more important factor of quality. The effect of attention to quality, upon every man in the service, from the president of the concern down to the humblest laborer, cannot be overestimated.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Lying, Men, Roots

  Andrew Carnegie (2015). “Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography”, p.77, 谷月社

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• I don't believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Atheist, Believe, Men

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• 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

  Life, Change, Being Strong

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• A sunny disposition is worth more than [a monetary] fortune. Young people should know that it can be cultivated; that the mind like the body can be moved from the shade into sunshine.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Sunshine, People

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

  Andrew Carnegie

  Loyalty, Heart, Men

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• A man who was generous with his wealth. It has been reported that during his lifetime, Carnegie gave away over $350 million of his money to help others.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Helping Others, Men, Generosity

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• The only irreplaceable capital an organization possesses is the knowledge and ability of its people. The productivity of that capital depends on how effectively people share their competence with those who can use it.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Communication, Organization, People

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• There is very little success where there is very little laughter.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Laughter, Littles

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• The public only knows one side of [Mark Mark Twain] - the amusing part. Little does it suspect that he was a man of strong convictions upon political and social questions and a moralist of no mean order.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Strong, Mean, Men

  Andrew Carnegie (2015). “Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography”, p.184, 谷月社

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• Here lies one who knew how to get around him men who were cleverer than himself

  Andrew Carnegie

  Lying, Men

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• I choose free libraries as the best agencies for improving the masses of the people, because they give nothing for nothing. They only help those who help themselves.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Agency, People, Giving

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

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Son, Dollars

  Andrew Carnegie (2017). “How to win fortune: and The Gospel of Wealth”, p.23, FV Éditions

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• Ninety percent of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Real, Ninety, Estates

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• The surest foundation of a manufacturing concern is quality. After that, and a long way after, comes cost.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Long, Marketing, Quality

  Andrew Carnegie (2015). “Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography”, p.77, 谷月社

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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.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Wise, Wisdom, Perseverance

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• No man can become rich without himself enriching others

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Men, Volunteerism

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• A word, a look, an accent, may affect the destiny not only of individuals, but of nations. He is a bold man who calls anything a trifle.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Destiny, Men, Looks

  Andrew Carnegie (2015). “Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography”, p.24, 谷月社

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