Andrew Carnegie Biography

Occup.Businessman
FromUSA
BornNovember 25, 1835
Dunfermline, Scotland
DiedAugust 11, 1919
Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
CausePneumonia
Aged83 years
Andrew Carnegie was an American industrialist and benefactor born upon November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland. His family members moved to the United States in 1848, clearing up in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. His father, William Carnegie, was a weaver and his mother, Margaret Morrison Carnegie, functioned as a family servant.

Carnegie began operating at a young age, as a bobbin kid in a cotton mill, earning $1.20 per week. He later on moved on to function as a telegrapher for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Throughout this time, he discovered spending and also began dabbling in stocks, inevitably acquiring a large ton of money with his financial investments.

In 1865, Carnegie left the railroad industry to focus on his own ventures. He started his own steel business, Carnegie Steel Company, which quickly became one of the largest manufacturers of steel in the world. Carnegie was a callous business owner, utilizing any means required to crush his competition, that included settling the steel industry as well as manipulating his employees.

In spite of his cutthroat business tactics, Carnegie had a strong kind touch, distributing a lot of his fortune to money collections, colleges, and also other charitable reasons. He also composed several books, consisting of "The Gospel of Wealth", which advocated for philanthropy as a moral responsibility.

Carnegie relinquished business in 1901, selling his steel company to J.P. Morgan for a record-breaking $480 million. He spent the remainder of his life as a philanthropist, donating millions to reasons such as education and learning, scientific research, as well as the arts.

Andrew Carnegie died on August 11, 1919, at his summer house in Lenox, Massachusetts, at the age of 83. Today, he is born in mind as one of one of the most successful and also charitable business people in American background.

Our collection contains 31 quotes who is written / told by Andrew, under the main topics: Age - Leadership - Business - Power - Finance.

Related authors: Henry S. Haskins (Businessman), Napoleon Hill (Writer), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

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31 Famous quotes by Andrew Carnegie

Small: The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it
"The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it"
Small: The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell
"The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell"
Small: The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat t
"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%"
Small: The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anythin
"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"
Small: You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its
"You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best"
Small: The morality of compromise sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admiss
"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"
Small: Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the goo
"Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community"
Small: People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive
"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents"
Small: No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit
"No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit"
Small: No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it
"No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it"
Small: Mr. Morgan buys his partners I grow my own
"Mr. Morgan buys his partners; I grow my own"
Small: Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control af
"Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control affairs"
Small: 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"
Small: I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compr
"I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle"
Small: I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distri
"I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution"
Small: He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave
"He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave"
Small: Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted somethin
"Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something"
Small: 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"
Small: 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"
Small: Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration
"Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration"
Small: Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket
"Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket"
Small: As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do
"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do"
Small: And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, bec
"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"
Small: All honors wounds are self-inflicted
"All honor's wounds are self-inflicted"
Small: Aim for the highest
"Aim for the highest"
Small: You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb
"You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb"
Small: Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately
"Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately"
Small: Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies befor
"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!"
Small: 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"
Small: There is little success where there is little laughter
"There is little success where there is little laughter"
Small: The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket
"The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket"