Andrew Carnegie - The Empire of Business (1902)

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Boss your boss just as soon as you can; try it on early. There is nothing he will like so well if he is the right kind of boss; if he is not, he is not the man for you to remain with.

Andrew Carnegie

One great cause of failure of young men in business is the lack of concentration.

Andrew Carnegie

Here is the prime condition of success: Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun on one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it, adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it.

Andrew Carnegie

Instead of the question "What must I do for my employer?" substitute "What can I do"

Andrew Carnegie

That 95 per cent. fail of those who start in business upon their own account seems incredible, and yet such are said to be the statistics upon the subject.

Andrew Carnegie

There is scarcely an instance of a man who has made a fortune by speculation and kept it

Andrew Carnegie