Andrew Carnegie Quotes
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As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men 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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No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.
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Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.
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There is little success where there is little laughter.
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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 is justly…
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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…
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There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.
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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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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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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,…
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Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
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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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The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.
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Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
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Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.
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Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!
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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…
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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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The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
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