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Andrew Carnegie

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

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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."

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

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"You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best."

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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."

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

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

-Andrew Carnegie

"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

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

-Andrew Carnegie

"You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best."

-Andrew Carnegie

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

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"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community."

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

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

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"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community."

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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

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

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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."

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

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"The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell."

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

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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."

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

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

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"There is little success where there is little laughter."

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"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!"

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"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community."

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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

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