Charles M. Schwab

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1862 – 1939

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Who was Charles M. Schwab?

Charles Michael Schwab was an American steel magnate. Under his leadership, Bethlehem Steel became the second largest steel maker in the United States, and one of the most important heavy manufacturers in the world.

Famous Quotes:

  • The person who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor to find much fun in life.
  • The man who has done his best has done everything.
  • Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower.
  • The first essential in a boy's career is to find out what he's fitted for, what he's most capable of doing and doing with a relish.
  • 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.
  • A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.
  • In my wide association in life, meeting with many and great men in various parts of the world, I have yet to find the man, however great or exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than he would ever do under a spirit of criticism.
  • There's no limit possible to the expansion of each one of us.
  • 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.
  • I was once ask 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.

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Born
Feb 18, 1862
Williamsburg
Also known as
  • Charles Michael Schwab
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • Saint Francis University
Lived in
  • Pennsylvania
  • Bethlehem
Died
Oct 18, 1939
New York

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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