"People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents."
— Andrew Carnegie
People Who Are Unable To Motivate
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
About this quote
This remark is attributed to Carnegie in several anthologies of his sayings, consistent with his belief — developed in his writings and speeches — that talent without drive produces nothing. Carnegie rose from a $1.20-per-week bobbin boy in a Pittsburgh cotton factory to become the richest man in the world, and he credited focused ambition more than innate ability.
Source
Attributed, reported in Carnegie collections
