Nothing is more fatal to success than taking one's job as a matter of course.

There is not a man in power at our Bethlehem steel works today who did not begin at the bottom and work his way up.

I thought and dreamed of nothing else but the steel works.

The man who fails to give fair service during the hours for which he is paid is dishonest. The man who is not willing to give more than this is foolish.

Most talk about 'super-geniuses' is nonsense. I have found that when 'stars' drop out, successors are usually at hand to fill their places, and the successors are merely men who have learned by application and self-discipline to get full production from an average, normal brain.

I have always felt that the surest way to qualify for the job just ahead is to work a little harder than any one else on the job one is holding down.

The captains of industry are not hunting money. America is heavy with it. They are seeking brains - specialized brains - and faithful, loyal service. Brains are needed to carry out the plans of those who furnish the capital.