Andrew Carnegie

"It is more blessed to give than to receive, but it costs more too."

"Any nation can now destroy any other nation unless the League of Nations prevents it."

"I believe the true road to preeminence in any calling is to make yourself master of that calling."

"The older I grow the more convinced I become that it is musicals which are going to occupy the minds of cultured people."

"Beware of the young doctor and the old barber."

"Civilization takes time to build."

"There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money without being able to use it intelligently."

"The most serious obstacle to the improvement of our race is the excessive pigmentation of the skin which prevents a due and healthful renewal of the blood."

"The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced."

"My heart is in the work."

"I started where most boys start from and I had to educate myself."

"No man becomes rich unless he enriches others."

"A surplus of wealth means a man hasn't fully distributed it."

"The most valuable knowledge is knowledge of oneself."

"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future, and bonds to one another."

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

"It is impossible for me to calculate when to cease."

"The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hats to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity."

"Business, philanthropy, and education became my three pillars."

"A man's reputation is a heavy weight to carry."

"Take my life's blood if you will, but don't take the hope out of the heart of the common man."

"The price which society pays for the law and order bought by the policeman's club may be considered as one of the fair prices for progress."

"There is the biggest gulf fixed between those who read and those who do not read."

"As I grow older, I grow calmer. I realize that most of the things in life that we worry about never happen."

"All that is worth doing is worth overdoing."

"If you want to be happy, be."

"The gods send thread for those who know how to spin."

"The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership."

"Wealth is not without its duties."

"We cannot afford to lose the friendship of any nation."