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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

“I demand riches in definite terms; I have a definite plan for acquiring riches;I am engaged in carrying out my plan, and I am giving an equivalent,in useful service, of the value of those riches I demand.”

Giving Values Term Plans Demand Riches Engaged Definite

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“The sound rule in business is that you may give money freely when you have a surplus, but your name never-neither as endorser nor as member of a corporation with individual liability”

Giving May Names Sound Plus

Book:Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography

Source: Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie: Top Biography

“The sole purpose of being rich is to give away money.”

Giving Purpose Rich Sole Being Rich

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“I spent the first half of my life making money and the second half of my life giving it away to do the most good and the least harm.”

Giving Firsts Half Harm Making Money

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“I will give a million dollars for any convincing proof of a future life.”

Giving Millions Dollars Proof Convincing Million Dollars Future Life

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“The first thing to do about an obstacle is simply to stand up to it and not complain about it or whine under it but forthrightly attack it. Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have. Just stand up to it, that's all, and don't give way under it, and it will finally break. You will break it. Something has to break and it won't be you, it will be the obstacle.”

Thinking Way Giving Firsts Half Break Havens Obstacles Complaining Things To Do Be You

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“Give me a man with an average ability but a burning desire to succeed and I will give you a winner in exchange every time.”

Men Giving Desire Ability Succeed Give Me Average Burning Winner Burning Desire Desire To Succeed

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.”

Inspirational Giving Difficult Inspiring Responsibility Wise Serious Tasks Charity Philanthropy Distribution Philanthropic Difficult Tasks Generosity And Giving Distribution Of Wealth Philanthropy Inspiration

Book:The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and His Essay: The Gospel of Wealth

Source: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and His Essay: The Gospel of Wealth

“Wealth is not to feed our egos but to feed the hungry and to help people help themselves.”

People Giving Helping Inspiration Social Wealth Ego Charity Hungry Philanthropy Philanthropic Giving In Philanthropist Giving To Charity Charity And Giving Philanthropy Giving

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“I give money for church organs in the hope the organ music will distract the congregation's attention from the rest of the service.”

Giving Religion Church Attention Atheism Atheist Organs Congregation

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune.”

Giving Children Mother Father Parent Born Boys Teacher Dad Angel Give Me Fortune Saint Guides Cooks Servant Nurse

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“It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than to earn it in the first place.”

Giving Firsts Difficult Charity Philanthropic Giving In Giving To Charity Philanthropy Giving

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“The Republic may not give wealth or happiness, she has not promised these. It is the freedom to pursue these, not their realization, we can claim.”

Giving May Wealth Democracy Claims Pursue Realization Republic

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, forgive big, laugh big, love big and live big.”

Thinking Giving Mind Believe Bigs Laughing Forgiving Own Business Think Big Mind Your Own Business

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“I choose free libraries as the best agencies for improving the masses of the people, because they give nothing for nothing. They only help those who help themselves.”

People Giving Helping Mass Library Agency Improving

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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