Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegiewas a Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He is often identified as one of the richest people in history, alongside John D. Rockefeller and Jakob Fugger. He built a leadership role as a philanthropist for the United States and the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away to charities, foundations, and universities about $350 million– almost 90 percent of his fortune...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth25 November 1835
CityDunfermline, Scotland
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
Humanities education is the worst thing for an industrialist.
I believe the true road to preeminent success in any line is to make yourself master in that line. I have no faith in the policy of scattering one's resources, and in my experience I have rarely if ever met a man who achieved preeminence in money making.. certainly never one in manufacturing.. who was interested in many concerns.
I believe that the road to pre-eminent success in any line of work is to make yourself master of that line of work.
I give money for church organs in the hope the organ music will distract the congregation's attention from the rest of the service.
You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.
I have had a long, long life full of troubles, but there is one curious fact about them-nine-tenths of them never happened.
Don't be content with doing only your duty. Do more than your duty. It's the horse that finishes a neck ahead that wins the race.
Anything in life worth having is worth working for.
The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties of brotherhood may still bind together the rich and poor in harmonious relationship.
Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.
There are two types of people who never achieve very much in their lifetimes. One is the person who won't do what he or she is told to do, and the other is the person who does no more than he or she is told to do.
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.
The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.