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Andrew Carnegie, born on November 25, 1835, and died on August 11, 1919, was a renowned business magnate. He rose from a common employee in a railway company to become a leading figure in the steel industry. Carnegie achieved great success in business, but he is also known for his charitable endeavors, donating a substantial amount of money to education, libraries, and public welfare.

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Famous Andrew Carnegie Quotes

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”

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Author:Andrew Carnegie

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

“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 the fittest in every department.”

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“There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.”

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Book:Miscellaneous Writings of Andrew Carnegie

Source: Miscellaneous Writings of Andrew Carnegie

“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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“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%.”

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“The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.”

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Book:The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

Source: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

“The man of business knows that only by years of patient, unremitting attention to affairs can he earn his reward, which is the result, not of chance, but of well-devised means for the attainment of ends.”

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Book:The Empire of Business

Source: The Empire of Business

“Do not think a man has done his full duty when he has performed the work assigned him. A man will never rise if he does only this. Promotion comes from exceptional work.”

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“Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves.”

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Author:Andrew Carnegie

About the Author

Born: November 25, 1835
Died: August 11, 1919
Known for: Business magnate
Quotes: 169

Books & Sources

Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top BiographyRelated source material

The Autobiography of Andrew CarnegieRelated source material

The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other WritingsRelated source material

The Empire of BusinessRelated source material

The Andrew Carnegie readerRelated source material

Miscellaneous Writings of Andrew CarnegieRelated source material

A Carnegie AnthologyRelated source material

Autobiography of Andrew CarnegieRelated source material

Great American Lives: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, and The Education of Henry AdamsRelated source material

The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and His Essay The Gospel of WealthRelated source material

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