Andrew Carnegie Quotes
Browse 15 quotes from Andrew Carnegie, featuring insights on success, personal growth, leadership, mindset, and achievement.
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“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.”
“You can't push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.”
“There is little success where there is little laughter.”
“The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.”
“Concentration is my motto — first honesty, then industry, then concentration.”
“Organized effort is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
“A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune. Young people should know that it can be cultivated; that the mind, like the body can be moved from the shade into sunshine.”
“You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.”
“Anything in life worth having is worth working for.”
“The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.”
“No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.”
“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.”
“No man has ever been known to succeed without applying the principle of definiteness of purpose.”
“People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.”
“I am no longer cursed by poverty because I took possession of my own mind...”
