Quotes from Andrew Carnegie

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

Upon the sacredness of property civilization itself depends—the right of the laborer to his hundred dollars in the savings bank, and equally the legal right of the millionaire to his millions.

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%.

Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune.

Concentrate; put all your eggs in one basket, and watch that basket...

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

No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.

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.

Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity.

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

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

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.

A 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.

No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.

Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.

The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.

There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.

All human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes.

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.

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

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

When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade.

Perhaps the most tragic thing about mankind is that we are all dreaming about some magical garden over the horizon, instead of enjoying the roses that are right outside today.

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