Andrew Carnegie Famous Quotations

Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919) was a Scottish-born American industrialist, businessman, and a major philanthropist. These famous quotes dealing with goals, achievement, and success have been attributed to him.

Aim for the highest.
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.
Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs.
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.
No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
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%.
The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.
The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.
The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
There is little success where there is little laughter.
Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!
Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.
You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.