Andrew Carnegie cytaty

„Świat chyli czoła… przed tymi kilkoma oddanymi duszami, które dają z siebie 100%.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

„Pilnuj kosztów, zyski zatroszczą się same o siebie.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

Watch the costs, and the profits will take care of themselves. (ang.)
Źródło: Paul Dunn, Ronald J. Baker, The Firm of the Future. A Guide for Accountants, Lawyers, and Other Professional Services, John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

„Nawet największa umiejętność przynosi niewielką korzyść, jeśli nie towarzyszy jej honor.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor. (ang.)
Źródło: The Empire of Business http://books.google.pl/books?id=VwpW41Y-y8AC, Cosimo, Inc., 2007, s. 200.

„Człowiek, który umiera bogaty, umiera w niesławie.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced. (ang.)
Źródło: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and the Gospel of Wealth http://books.google.pl/books?id=eYr5HPIvvZQC&dq, Digireads.com Publishing, 2009, s. 191.

„Pieniądze nie dają szczęścia, ale mogę za nie kupić każdy wieżowiec w Nowym Jorku.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

Money can’t buy happiness but it bought me every skyscrapper in New York. (ang.)

„Wszystko, co w życiu jest warte posiadania, jest warte, żeby na to zapracować.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

„Nie wierzę w Boga. Mój Bóg to patriotyzm. Naucz człowieka być dobrym obywatelem, a rozwiążesz problem życia.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

I don’t believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life. (ang.)

„Im bardziej się starzeję, tym mniejszą uwagę przywiązuje do tego, co mówią ludzie. Po prostu patrzę, co robią.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what people say. I just watch what they do. (ang.)

„It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

„The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

Źródło: Wealth, 1889, p. 664

„Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

„No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

„A 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.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

„There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

„People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

„If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

„A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.“

—  Andrew Carnegie

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

—  Andrew Carnegie

„When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade.“

—  Andrew Carnegie