"Concentrate your energy, thought and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged... 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket' is all wrong. I tell you 'put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket.'"

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Source: Address to students at Curry Commercial College, Pittsburgh, Pa., 23 June 1885. Printed in Carnegie's book, The Empire of Business (1902).

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Andrew Carnegie

Industrialist, Philanthropist

Andrew Carnegie was a steel magnate and philanthropist known for his contributions to industry and education, particularly through libraries.

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