Andrew Carnegie Quotes

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Andrew Carnegie

Profession : Businessman

Birth : November 25, 1835

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

Andrew Carnegie

Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.

Andrew Carnegie

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

Andrew Carnegie

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.

Andrew Carnegie

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

Andrew Carnegie

Mr. Morgan buys his partners; I grow my own.

Andrew Carnegie

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.

Andrew Carnegie

I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.

Andrew Carnegie