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

Quote by Andrew Carnegie

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Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves.

Watch the costs and the profits will take care of themselves.

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...

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...

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...

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...

When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, I can't.

When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, I can't.

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

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

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is...

And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is...

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

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

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life...

Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life...

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...

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.