The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.
Entrepreneurs
Andrew Carnegie
Born in 1835 to a Scottish weaver, Andrew Carnegie emigrated at twelve, dominated U.S. steel through cost control and vertical integration, sold for $480M in 1901, then gave $350M to libraries and education.
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Source: Andrew Carnegie (Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, 1920)Unverified
Andrew Carnegie's Other Quotes
The man who dies rich dies disgraced.
Do your duty and a little more, and the future will take care of itself.
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
No man becomes rich unless he enriches others.
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.