People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
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Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. He is known for being one of the wealthiest individuals in history due to his leadership in the expansion of the steel industry in the late 19th century and for his significant philanthropic contributions, establishing libraries, schools, and universities throughout the United States.
1835–1919·lived 83 years
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
Do your duty and a little more, and the future will take care of itself.
The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.
Teamwork: the fuel that allows common people attain uncommon results.
There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.
All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.Miscellaneous Writings of Andrew Carnegie, 1933
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.Interview, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 1899
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.The Gospel of Wealth, North American Review, June 1889
There is little success where there is little laughter.The Empire of Business, 1913
You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.The Gospel of Wealth, 1889
That’s all 12 quotes by Andrew Carnegie.