Andrew Carnegie Quotes

"There is little success where there is little laughter."

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

"The man who is most likely to succeed is the one who is most confident in his own purpose."

"In the investment of wealth, the first consideration is the safety of the principal."

"Concentrate your energy, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket."

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

"A man who has no focus is like a ship without a rudder."

"Every act you perform is either leading you toward your goal or away from it."

"The duty of the man of Wealth: First, to set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance."

"The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well."

"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision."

"Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately."

"The best way to help the poor is to provide the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise."

"The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it."

"The man who starts to do two things at once will fail."

"The master spirits of the world are not the rule-makers, but the rule-breakers."

"The road to success is the road of concentration."

"Put your heart into your work, and your mind into your focus."

"Watch that basket with every fiber of your being."

"You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb."

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

"The man who makes the most of his opportunities is the man who forgets the past and looks only to the future."

"One of the best ways to get the best out of a man is to show him that you expect it."

"We are the toiling thousands, who with our hands and brains, are enriching the earth."

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

"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence."

"I shall as a rule keep my capital in that business which I understand."

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

"The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well."

"I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle."

"The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced."

"The specialist is the man who wins."

"Aim for the highest; and when it is a question of duty, do not hesitate."