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Need to make better decisions about Confidence? Andrew Carnegie's quotes serve as decision-making shortcuts, distilling complex thinking into clear principles. This collection is organized for quick reference, with full source context for every entry. Whether you're facing immediate choices or building long-term strategy around Confidence, these insights give you the clarity ambitious professionals demand.
"The man who dies rich dies disgraced."
"Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs."
"There is little success where there is little laughter."
"Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs."
"The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it."
"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 entitled."
"Watch your costs and the profits will take care of themselves."
"You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself."
"Wealth is not to feed egos, but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves."
"Confidence is the foundation of all great achievement."
"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do."
"The person who is not able to make up his mind quickly and firmly is not likely to achieve much."
"The man who is most likely to succeed is the one who is most confident in his own purpose."
"I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master of that line."
"The way to get to the top is to get to the bottom of things."
"I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle."
"Aim for the highest."
"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%."
"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you."
"All honor to the man who has the courage to be himself."
"The man who starts out with the idea of making a fortune is not going to succeed; he must have a larger ambition."
"Every act of kindness is a step toward a better world."
"Concentrate your energy, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket."
"No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself."
"He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave."
"One of the elements of success is the ability to inspire confidence in those with whom you deal."
"The man who has no confidence in himself has no right to expect it from others."
"A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune. Young people should know that it can be cultivated."
"I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution."
"The men who have succeeded are those who have chosen one line and stuck to it."
"The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell."
"Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best."
"Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself."
"No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it."
"Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket."
Source: Speech: Address to Students at Curry Commercial College (1885)
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