Charles M. Schwab
Charles M. Schwab
Charles Michael Schwabwas an American steel magnate. Under his leadership, Bethlehem Steel became the second largest steel maker in the United States, and one of the most important heavy manufacturers in the world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth18 February 1862
CountryUnited States of America
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When you start in life, if you find you are wrongly placed, don't hesitate to change, but don't change because troubles come up and difficulties arise. You must meet and overcome and conquer them. And in meeting and overcoming and conquering them, you will make yourself stronger for the future.
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A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband, while a man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
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The aristocracy in the future is not one of wealth or university education, but the aristocracy of the men who have done something for themselves and their fellow men.
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The supreme need of the world is peace and good will among men. It must be peace founded upon justice and fairness, the righting of past wrong, and the securing of the future as far as possible against the evils of the past.
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What little success I may have won in life I attribute to the loyalty I had for a dear old friend who was my first steel master, whom you perhaps have never heard of: Captain Bill Jones.
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My own experience is that there is no real effort in life that is not done better under encouragement and approval of our fellow men.
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In the long run, no nation can prosper unless the world prospers.
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I am one of those men who believes that the best workingman ought to have the best pay.
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I was once asked if a big business man ever reached his objective. I replied that if a man ever reached his objective he was not a big business man.
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The man who has done his best has done everything.
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Set out with some definite purpose in life and accomplish that purpose. There is little that the human mind can conceive that is not possible of accomplishment. The thing to do is to make up your mind what you are going to drive for, and let nothing stand in the way of its ultimate accomplishment.
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I disagreed with Carnegie's ideas on how to best to distribute his wealth. I spent mine! Spending creates more wealth for everybody.
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About all that is needed to put the world on its feet are the right qualities of mind and heart on the part of all men.
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There is no royal road to a successful life, as there is no royal road to learning. It has got to be hard knocks, morning, noon, and night, and fixity of purpose.