It was from my own early experience that I decided there was no use to which money could be applied so productive of good to girls and boys who have good within them and ability and ambition to develop it as the founding of a public library.
Andrew CarnegieI wish to have as my epitaph: 'Here lies a man who was wise enough to bring into his service men who knew more than he.'
Andrew CarnegieAny person can achieve greatness if they understand the philosophy of success and the steps required to achieve it.
Andrew CarnegieThere 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 CarnegieStrength is derived from unity. The range of our collective vision is far greater when individual insights become one.
Andrew CarnegieGive me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune.
Andrew Carnegie