"The trouble with you, Mr. Carnegie, is that you have never been able to get over your Scotch thrift."

"There are two reasons why a man does anything. One is a good reason; the other is the real reason."

"I would rather have a man who is honest and capable than one who is merely capable."

"I have been in business for 40 years, and I have never seen anything like it."

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them."