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No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

~Andrew Carnegie

Topics: Credit Doing Get Great Great Leader Himself Leader Make Man Wants Who Will

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You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.

~Andrew Carnegie

Topics: Any Cannot Climb He Himself Ladder Little Push Unless Up Willing You

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

~Andrew Carnegie

Topics: Attention Grow Just Less Men Older Pay Say Watch

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The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

~Andrew Carnegie

Topics: Admission Compromise Compromised Contradictory Defeat Men Morality Never Principles Said Should Sign Sounds Strong Strong Men Weakness

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There is little success where there is little laughter.

~Andrew Carnegie

Topics: Laughter Little Success Where

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

~Andrew Carnegie

Topics: Care Duty Future Itself Little More Take Take Care Will Your

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The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

~Andrew Carnegie

Topics: Basket Become Eggs Put Rich Then Watch Way Your

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And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.

~Andrew Carnegie

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

~Andrew Carnegie

Topics: Bigot Cannot Dare Fool He Reason Slave Will

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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%.

~Andrew Carnegie

Topics: Ability Average Average Person Between Capacity Devote Energy Far Few Hat Head His More Off Only Person Put Puts Souls Stands Takes Than Those Who Work World

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Businessman

Born: November 25th, 1835

Died: August 11th, 1919

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