Charles M. Schwab, 1862 - 1939
1919 photo
Born: 18 February 1862, Williamsburg, Pennsylvania
Died: 18 October 1939, London, England
After graduating from high school in 1880, Schwab went to work for Carnegie Steel as a "stake driver" in a mill. Within six months he had gone from unskilled labor to assistant plant manager, in 1887 he was superintendent of Carnegie's Homestead Works and president of Carnegie Steel ten years later. Schwab, no relationship to the discount stock brokerage firm, was the liaison between Carnegie and J. P. Morgan in the creation of U. S. Steel Corp in 1901 and then served as that firm's first president. Personality conflicts led him to leave three years later when he took over Bethlehem Steel, where he became known for motivating his workforce. He gambled on creating the H-Beam for construction in 1908, which made the modern high-rise building possible and put Bethlehem in first place in the industry.
Biography from Wikipedia and Bethlehem Pennsylvania Online
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- A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision, a dream of the whole thing. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - All successful employers are stalking men who will do the unusual, men who think, men who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - Everyone's got it in him, if he'll only make up his mind and stick at it. None of us is born with a stop-valve on his powers or with a set limit to his capacities, There's no limit possible to the expansion of each one of us. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - Everyone's got it in him, if he'll only make up his mind and stick at it. None of us is born with a stop-valve on his powers or with a set limit to his capacities. There's no limit possible to the expansion of each one of us. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - I have probably purchased fifty 'hot tips' in my career, maybe even more. When I put them all together, I know I am a net loser. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - I quickly learned that if I kept at it and plowed right through the rejections I would eventually get somebody to buy my wares. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - I was once asked if a big business man ever reached his objective. I replied that if a man ever reached his objective he was not a big business man. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - I've thought the whole thing over and if we are going bust, we will go bust big. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - Keeping a little ahead of conditions is one of the secrets of business, the trailer seldom goes far. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower. permalink
Charles M. Schwab - The best place to succeed is where you are with what you have. permalink
Charles M. Schwab
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