Success as defined by Andrew Carnegie
Success as defined by Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish born American who would have a big impact on the coming rise in industrialism. ... Carnegie was an extremely wealthy, yet generous man. ... Carnegie defined success as being able to use his enormous wealth to establish many cultural, educational, and scientific institutions. ... This striking quote, shows one interesting characteristic of Carnegie. This shows what kind of man Carnegie was to be willing to give most all of his wealth away that he had worked so hard to acquire. ... This generosity of Carnegie is something that we should admire. Carnegie was a wealthy man who had started in an opposite position. ... At the time Andrew was twelve years old. ... Andrew’s first job was working in a cotton mill for a mere $1. ... At the time, Andrew made thirty-five dollars a month. ... In three years, Carnegie succeeded Thomas Scott in the position of superintendent. ... The 217 dollars that Carnegie had invested was in an iron company called the Keystone Bridge Company, which built bridges for railroad companies. ... In 1865, Carnegie moved on from the Pennsylvania railroad division and started his own business.