Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

Quote by Andrew Carnegie

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Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his...

Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his...

Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because...

Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because...

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born...

Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born...

There is little success where there is little laughter.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an...

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an...

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.

Aim for the highest.

Aim for the highest.

The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the...

The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the...

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch...

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch...

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He...

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He...

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or...

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or...

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

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

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before...

You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before...

It was from my own early experience that I decided there was no use to...

It was from my own early experience that I decided there was no use to...

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.

The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties...

The problem of our age is the proper administration of wealth, so that the ties...

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how...

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how...

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

Failure is defined by our reaction to it.

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really...

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really...