Andrew Carnegie Quotes - Page 2

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• 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

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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

  Andrew Carnegie

  Attitude, Power, Secret Love

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• Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Strong, Men, Weakness

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• Capitalism is about turning luxuries into necessities.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Luxury, Capitalism

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

  Andrew Carnegie

  Motivational, Success, Perseverance

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• Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Business, Decision, Watches

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

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Life, Motivation

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• Be king in your dreams. Make your vow that you will reach that position, with untarnished reputation, and make no other vow to distract your attention.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Dream, Kings, Attention

  Andrew Carnegie (2007). “The Empire of Business”, p.4, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Any person can achieve greatness if they understand the philosophy of success and the steps required to achieve it.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Philosophy, Greatness, Steps

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• If thou dost not sow, thou shalt not reap.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Reap, Ifs

  Andrew Carnegie (2006). “The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings”, p.14, Penguin

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• It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Jobs, People, Team Building

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• There are two types of people who never achieve very much in their lifetimes. One is the person who won't do what he or she is told to do, and the other is the person who does no more than he or she is told to do.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Two, People, Doe

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• Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

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• You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Littles, Ladders, Climbs

  Andrew Carnegie (2006). “The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings”, p.70, Penguin

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• Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged... 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' is all wrong. I tell you 'put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.'

  Andrew Carnegie

  Wisdom, Eggs, Energy

  Address to students at Curry Commercial College, Pittsburgh, Pa., 23 June 1885. Printed in Carnegie's book, The Empire of Business (1902).

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• The rare individuals who unselfishly try to serve others have an enormous advantage-they have little competition.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Helping Others, Competition, Trying

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• Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Eggs, Vaccines, Business Success

  "James Watt".

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• You develop millionaires the way you mine gold. You expect to move tons of dirt to find an ounce of gold, but you don't go into the mine looking for the dirt-you go in looking for the gold.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Moving, Gold, Way

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• Give me a man with an average ability but a burning desire to succeed and I will give you a winner in exchange every time.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Men, Average, Giving

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• It is not the rich man's son that the young struggler for advancement has to fear in the race for life, nor his nephew, nor his cousin. Let him look out for the dark horse in the boy who begins by sweeping out the office.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Horse, Cousin, Son

  Andrew Carnegie (2015). “Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography”, p.28, 谷月社

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• Success can be attained in any branch of labor. There’s always room at the top in every pursuit.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Inspirational, Branches, Rooms

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• One great cause of failure of young men in business is lack of concentration.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Men, Causes, Young

  "How to win fortune: and The Gospel of Wealth".

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• A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Happiness, Sunny, Fortune

  Andrew Carnegie (2006). “The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and The Gospel of Wealth”, p.8, Penguin

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• Teamwork appears most effective if each individual helps others to succeed, increasing the synergy of that team; ideally, every person will contribute different skills to increase the efficiency of the team and develop its unity.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Teamwork, Helping Others, Skills

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• There is no idol more debasing than the worship of money.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Idols, Worship

  Andrew Carnegie (2014). “The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and His Essay The Gospel of Wealth”, p.115, Courier Corporation

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