Andrew Carnegie on Vision Quotes

"A man who has no vision of the future is like a ship without a rudder."

"Individualism, Private Property, the Law of Accumulation of Wealth, and the Law of Competition... these are the highest results of human experience."

"My heart is in the work."

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

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

"The man who starts out with the idea of making a fortune is not the man who will succeed."

"One of the best ways to get things done is to make a plan and stick to it."

"The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell."

"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you."

"The main consideration should be to help those who will help themselves."

"The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else."

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

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

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

"The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced."

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

"Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself."

"Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves."

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

"I believe that the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master of that line."

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

"Success is the power with which to acquire whatever one demands of life without violating the rights of others."

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

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

"No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it."

"Wealth is not to feed our egos, but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves."

"The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do."

"The man who has sent his thoughts ahead to the end of his journey will reach it."

"It is the mind that makes the body rich."

"A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune. Young people should know that it can be cultivated."

"No man can become rich without himself enriching others."

"I shall argue that the potent force in the world is the force of the ideal."

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