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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

“Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged... 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' is all wrong. I tell you 'put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.'”

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Author:Andrew Carnegie

“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.”

“Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark.... In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed. ~Germaine Greer”

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“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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“Not evil, but good, has come to the race from the accumulation of wealth by those who have the ability and energy that produce it.”

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Book:The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings

Source: The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings

“Here is the prime condition of success: Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun on one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it, adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it.”

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Book:The Empire of Business

Source: The Empire of Business

“The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work.”

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“Concentrate your energy, your thoughts and your capital.”

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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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