Carnegie Quotes
58 quotes by 53 authors
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As a parent and a citizen, I'll take a Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) over Steve Jobs every time. If we must have billionaires, better…
— Eric Alterman
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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…
— Andrew Carnegie
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Last night at Carnegie Hall, Jack Benny played Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn lost.
— Harold C. Schonberg
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I would walk into the Carnegie Library and I would see the pictures of Booker T. and pictures of Frederick Douglass and I would read.…
— Clarence Thomas
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Road racing is rock 'n roll; track is Carnegie Hall.
— Marty Liquori
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I'm going to Iowa for an award. Then I'm appearing at Carnegie Hall, it's sold out. Then I'm sailing to France to be honored by…
— Groucho Marx
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Not Carnegie, Vanderbilt, and Astor together could have raised money enough to buy a quarter share in my little dogs.
— Ernest Thompson Seton
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In the 1920s, everyone wanted to be a celebrity. Everyone wanted to be like Babe Ruth or Charles Lindbergh. ... Businessmen, in particular, in the…
— Jonathan Eig
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I did theater at Carnegie, and in Pittsburgh and New York.
— Laura San Giacomo
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An epigram is only a wisecrack that's played at Carnegie Hall.
— Oscar Levant
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I feel I have had a very interesting life, but I am rather hoping there is still more to come. I still haven't captained the…
— Jeffrey Archer
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One, Andrew Carnegie said, ‘He who dies with wealth dies in shame.’ And someone once said, ‘He who gives while he lives also knows where…
— Eli Broad
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Toting around a full orchestra on tour is very ambitious. I would consider doing a show now and then, like do a show at Radio…
— Vanessa Carlton
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On the murder of New York deli owner Abe Lebewohl: It's almost like wiping out Carnegie Hall. A sandwich to a Jew is just as…
— Jackie Mason
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Ive been involved with Carnegie Hall for the last 13 years, and Chairman for the last six. I feel really good about what weve done…
— Sanford I. Weill
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The most memorable performance was my appearance in concert in Carnegie Hall. The first standup to do so.
— Shelley Berman
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I used to have this slight speech implement and couldn't remember things before I took the Sam Carnegie course.
— Bill Peterson
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The much-maligned idle rich have received a bad rap: They have maintained their wealth while many There is scarcely an instance of a man who…
— Warren Buffett
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At Carnegie Hall the Preservation Hall Jazz Band showed how easily it could hop from era to era. It could work like a rhythm-and-blues horn…
— Jon Pareles
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When you play a concerto with a small orchestra, you don't feel it is as important as Carnegie Hall. You try to work out all…
— Itzhak Perlman
Who Wrote These Carnegie Quotes
53 authors contributed a total of 58 Carnegie Quotes, led by these top contributors: